March 10th Program

SFVQA NEWS
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March 2014
Volume 32 Number 11
San Fernando Valley
Quilt Association
Inside This Issue:
Kathy’s O’Korner ........................... 2
Hospitality....................................... 2
Singer Manual ................................. 2
Ways & Means ............................... 2
St. Paddy’s Day Meeting ................ 2
Opportunity Quilt 2015 ................... 3
Library Catalog ............................... 3
Quilt Show Update ......................... 3
News From Workshops .................. 3
2014/2015 Budget ........................... 3
Proposed Final Budget 2014/2015 .. 4
Quilters For Others ......................... 4
2014 Elections ................................ 5
Quilters for Others .......................... 5
Membership Renewal Form............ 5
Treasurer’s Report .......................... 5
Great Finishing Quilt-Off ............... 6
2013 Philanthropy Distributions ..... 6
Internet Sites ................................... 6
Membership .................................... 6
Thinking of You ............................. 7
March Birthdays ............................. 7
Coming Events................................ 7
Bylaws Review Committee ............ 7
Block Party ..................................... 8
REMEMBER
 Do come early and sign in
 Bring a friend or two
 Do greet someone new and
make a new friend
 Do wear your Name Tag
 Do return library books
 Set your Cell Phones on
vibrate
 Do wear a smile and be
friendly
 Bring your Block of the Month
 Bring quilts for Show and Tell
 Bring a can of food for the
less fortunate
www.sfvqa.net/www.sfvqa.org
March 10th Program
Karen Combs—“Transparency”
A native of Michigan, Karen Combs began quilting in 1973 while still in
high school. She has a degree in library science and
has worked at many state, city and school libraries
before finding her calling as a professional quilting
instructor, writer and designer.
Her quilts are known for taking a traditional pattern
and giving it her own unique "twist." Karen is
intrigued with quilts of illusions and has been
designing quilts with a 3-D look for several years.
Karen is the author of Optical Illusions for Quilters
(AQS), Combing Through Your Scraps (AQS),
Floral Illusions (AQS) , 3 Quilters Celebrate the 4
Seasons (AQS) & 3-D Fun with Pandora’s Box, coauthored with Sharlene Jorgenson of Quilting from
the Heartland. Her newest book is Celtic Pieced Illusions (AQS).
She has been a fabric designer for over a decade, working with several New
York based fabric houses and now working with Troy's Riverwoods
Collections. Karen's current fabrics can be seen at karencombs.com/
newfabric.htm. Look for them at your local quilt shop!
Karen's work has appeared in the Silver Dollar City Wallhanging Challenge,
the Hoffman Challenge and in many magazines such as Quilter's Newsletter
Magazine, Traditional Quilter, Traditional Quiltworks, Sew Many Quilts,
McCall’s Quilting, and Lady's Circle Patchwork. She was the "Feature
Teacher" in the March 1997 issue of Traditional Quiltworks.
Nominated for Teacher of the year in 1995, 2000 and in 2005, by
Professional Quilter Journal, Karen travels nationwide to teach her
techniques and methods. In 2012, Karen was honored to be asked to judge
the IQA Quilt show.
She has appeared on several TV quilting shows, among them Quilting from
the Heartland, Series 700, Quilt Central, Quilt America and Simply Quilts,
Show 411.
Karen now lives in the rolling hills of middle Tennessee with her husband
Rick, and their two sweet Shih Tzus; Cocca and Benji. Their grown
children, Angela and Josh visit when they can!
Next Newsletter
April Edition
Deadline is Friday
March14th, 2014 (midnight)
Send Newsletter Articles and Info to:
Lois Christianson
Email: [email protected]
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KATHY’S O'KORNER
Hospitality:
Oh, Happy St. Paddy's day, little lads,
WOW ……… you February birthday quilters are great
bakers!!! (Many comments from those who came back for
seconds.) Just a reminder that the March birthday celebrants
are up next for the goodies. And, if any of you are
vacationing or miss your contribution month, feel free to bring
your desserts any other month.
WOW, I had so much fun at our February meeting!
The Valentine’s strip club challenge was well received,
we had 32 participants and everyone delivered and
received their valentine's strips. I am looking forward
to seeing some finish results from the valentine
challenge.
And yes, wasn't the Fabric Olympics great! I really
enjoy coming up with fun activities for the Association
to participate in. I don’t know if the SFVQA
Olympians had fun but, I know the SFVQA fans had a
great laugh watching them perform their events. The
Bobbin Bottom Blast was the best! Thank you to our
SFVQA Olympians: Bill, Sylvia, Hazel and Peggy. You
guys were great sports!
Thank you, Hospitality Ladies
Fabric Olympics
The “Great Finishing Quilt Off” is awesome! It looks
like everyone is embracing this challenge to complete
their unfinished quilts and so quickly, too. 24 finished
projects in the first month. This is a “FUN”
fundraiser for the Association. Thanks to Peggy &
Robin for their efforts.
Enough about the past it's time to talk about the
March meeting, first, if you want to participate we will
be holding a 6 inch charm exchange with a St.
Patrick's Day theme fabrics. Please wear one of your
charms on your name tag to show others, you’re here
and ready to trade. Second, anyone delivering a real
life leprechaun will win a pot of gold and the envy of
everyone. Third, keep your eyes out for 4 leaf clovers.
When I think of St. Patrick’s Day, I dream of a lucky
4 leaf clover, which reminds me of all the things I feel
lucky about in life such as celebrating my mom’s 90th
birthday on March 6, my family’s wellbeing, and
sharing time with my SFVQA friends! I hope everyone
at SFVQA reflects on what they are “lucky” for in
their life!
Your little lucky charm,
Kathleen Patricia O’Milbrand
SFVQA O’President
Hello from Ways and Means.
The basket winners from Feb. 10 guild meeting are:
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Valentine Basket won by Lynn Marie
Chicken in a basket won by C.J.Forray
Its's Wine O'clock won by Gerry Hogan
Thank you Deanna Carter for donating the Wine O"Clock
basket
Since the response to "Fabulous Fat Quarters" was really
exciting, we will do it again in a few months. Ways and
Means is deeply appreciative for the donations and the support
from members. We are still can use more tchatsky items
(spring cleaning anyone ?).
See next month you in front of the soda machine,
Mary Flacco, Adelle Roberts and Carolyn Rose
St. Paddy’s Day March Meeting
Wear green and receive a raffle ticket for a prize.
Hazel Wetts volunteered to pinch anyone not wearing “green”
to our March Meeting
The next SCCQG meeting is "Meet the Teachers." It
is April 12 at the Carson Community Center.
(I didn’t even ask her to)
Please, beware of Hazel!
WEAR GREEN, DON’T GET PINCHED!
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Opportunity Quilt 2015
News from Workshops
Our Quilt needs a name:
Hi Everyone, it’s me again with NEWS FROM WORKSHOPS.
We have Karen Combs for March 9th
who will be teaching ‘PATCHWORK
ILLUSIONS” Her workshop will be
$45.00. You will learn to use color to
enhance the 3-D effect. There is also
a template to purchase in class to
make this exciting tumbling block.
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Poppies Gone Wild
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Poppy Fiesta
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Star Garden
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Floral Fiesta
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Poppy Parade
Decide your favorite and we will
all choose at the March Meeting.
Quilters for Others
Thanks to all who joined us for our Quilters Playday February
17th.
Our regular meeting is the LAST WEDNESDAY of each
month. Please join us at St. James Presbyterian Church on
March 26th from 9-3. St James is located on Ventura Blvd west
of Tampa at Shirley Ave on the south side of the street. The
Carls Jr is a nearby landmark.
You can see in Linda Deckard’s report the many quilts,
placemats and dog beds that we have all created for the use of
others.
For April we are having Bobbin Finley
who will be teaching “TILE QUILTS”
Reinventing a forgotten form. “The
emphasis will be on how a tile quilt
differs from other types of applique and
how to get started making a tile quilt
rather than on how to applique”. Bobbie
will go over review of basic needle-turn
hand applique. “You will learn a
simple, direct way of working a linedrawing pattern and turning it into a beautiful piece. The method
eliminates the usual hand-applique concerns of seam allowances,
reversing images, and placement on the background. A pattern
will be provided by Bobbie or you may use a line drawing of
your own. Bobbie suggests the book. Tile Quilt Revival
Reinventing a Forgotten Form by Carol Gilham Jones and
Bobbie Finley, C&T Publishing, 2010.
Bring your sewing machine and quilting essentials if you
like. We have plenty for you to do if you just bring yourself and
your enthusiasm.
Please contact me if you would like to join in the fun. My phone
number is 818 700 8173. Thanks so much. Jamie Roffredo your
Workshop Chair
Bring your lunch or buy it nearby. Bring a friend. We look
forward to seeing you. Linda Deckard, Sheila Gee, Jan
Lauritzen, Jan Livingston
2014/2015 Budget
Thanks to webmaster, Lois Christianson, once again the complete Library catalog is available to you on our website. Go to
SFVQA.com and select "Committees," the second title on the
navigation bar. The drop-down menu lists LIBRARY as the
second choice. Select it to go to the list of all our titles, now
numbering over 500. You can scroll alphabetically by author or
title. If you find something you want to reserve, give me a call
or an email. From my home computer I can search more in
detail by subject, so feel free to contact me.
Thank you to the Budget Committee for creating a balanced
budget for 2014/2015. The committee had to make some really
hard decisions. Our SFVQA expenses are a lot higher than our
income, as our membership numbers continue to drop each year
and our expenses rise. To continue to have high quality and well
known speakers, there is a high cost. These are only a few of the
challenges the committee had to deal with. We cut all the fat we
could but, we still had to eliminate two programs just to break
even. I will be discussing everything with the membership in
March. SFVQA will overcome this hurdle and will unite and
work together to create new ‘fun”draising ideas, support their
membership by selling Opportunity Quilt tickets, and share ideas
on programing and creating revenue.
Lorene Robbins, Librarian
Thank you,
Library Catalog Updated on the Web
Kathy Milbrand, SFVQA President
The 2015 Quilt Show Update
Thanks to our genius members who came up with 5 fantastic
themes and the membership narrowed it down to the winning
choice for the theme for 2015 show, “Flights of Fantasy". The
quilt challenge will be so much fun with that theme. And what
a great theme for the Airtel Hotel location, as well.
Look for continuous updates on the "Flights of Fantasy" 2015
Quilt Show.
Show and Tell photos are posted on the web site,
SFVQA.ORG
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Proposed Final Budget 2014-2015
INCOME
Administrative
Miscellaneous
Donation
2013 QIV
Aug Extra Sale-yardage
Aug Extra Sale-Raffle
Fundraiser (restaurants)
Holiday
Dinner
Raffle
Interest
Library Income
Membership
Badges
Dues
Guests
Opportunity Quilt 2014
Batik Basket (s)
Philanthrophy
Quilter's for Others
Special Raffles
Ways & Means
Quilt room tour
Raffles
Workshops
UFO Challenge Raffle
QUILTING IN THE VALLEY-carryover
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENSES
Administrative Expenses
Accounting
Bank Fees
Board Thank You Exp
National Quilt Day Gifts
Past President's Quilt
Postage
Rent - Church
Rent - Church/Setup
Rent - P.O. Box
Rent - Storage
SCCQG Ins. Exp-Guild
SCCQG Ins. Exp-Members
SCCQG Ins. Exp-Certs
SCCQG travel
Sheet laundry
State of California
Dept of Justice-State of Calif.
Supplies, Copies, Misc
Web Site
Anniversary Celebration
Dorothea London Award
Block of the Month EXP
Historian
$0
$0
$0
$1,400
$300
$500
$2,700
$1,000
$50
$120
$6,500
$130
$3,200
$500
$500
$0
$1,000
$5,600
$275
$2,400
$26,175
$400
$27
$200
$100
$200
$83
$1,800
$880
$78
$2,100
$40
$630
$40
$50
$0
$25
$20
$200
$90
$100
$120
$20
Meeting Photographs
Opportunity Quilts (photos)
Supplies
Holiday Dinner
Dinner
General EXP + musicians
Photo Copy-invite+program
August Extra Sale
Hospitality
Library
Membership
Name Tags
New members Tea
Postage
Roster Printing
Bookmarks printing
Member cards printing
Sales Tax
Supplies
Guest Passes printing
Corresponding Sec'y
Newsletter
Labels
Postage
Printing
Newsletter-Other
Opportunity Quilt 2014
Envelopes/labels
Printing tickets
Advertising/flyers
Postage
Photos of the quilt
Philanthropy
Veterans Project
Supplies
Q4O St. James
Q4O Supplies
Q4O Other
Programs
Hotel
Lecture Fees
Meals/Entertainment
Miscellaneous
Travel
Hostess EXP
Table rental
Quilt College
Workshops
Lunch
Rent
Supplies
Teacher Fees
Misc Exp
Ways & Means
UFO Challenge Raffle
TOTAL EXPENSES
$10
$10
$15
$3,400
$200
$100
$50
$25
$50
$120
$150
$100
$190
$35
$60
$60
$25
$25
$60
$0
$200
$275
$50
$450
$100
$100
$100
$50
$50
$100
$250
$200
$500
$0
$900
$2,600
$500
$500
$2,302
$0
$0
$100
$90
$360
$50
$4,300
$10
$100
$50
$26,175
SFVQA NEWS
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2014 Elections
Show and Tell
The Nominating Committee has finished its duties and
announces the following nominees to the SFVQA Executive
Board:
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2nd Vice President (Programs) - Lee Edwards and Donna
Ryan
Recording Secretary - Rita Streimer
Treasurer - Sharon Miller
The slate of officers is published in the April Newsletter.
Nominations from the floor will be taken at the April SFVQA
General Meeting. The Election will be held at the May SFVQA
General Meeting and the new officers will assume office in June.
Continuing Executive Board members are:
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President Kathy Milbrand
1st VP Facilities Sharon Lewis and Mary Flacco,
1st VP SCCQG Rep Joanne Milbrand
2nd VP Programs: Janie Baker, Virginia Bentley, Laurie
Hurst
Corresponding Secretary Judith Tetove
Membership: Sandy Jewett and Debbie Sornberger
THANK YOU to the Nominating Committee members: Loann
Haegele, Kathy Milbrand, Jamie Roffredo, and Karen Van Den
Brink.
Jann Lawson, Parliamentarian
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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY QUILT ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2014-2015
LAST NAME
FIRST NAME
NEW
STREET
CITY
STATE
PHONE
EMAIL ADDRESS
BIRTH MONTH & DAY
NEWSLETTER PREFERENCE
EMAIL ONLY
INTEREST IN JOINING A MINI-GROUP
YES
RENEWAL
ZIP CODE
EMAIL AND POSTAL MAIL
NO
NOT SURE
INTEREST IN VOLUNTEERING NOW OR IN FUTURE?______ IF YES, WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS?
______________________________________________________________________________________
MAKE MEMBERSHIP CHECK PAYABLE TO SFVQA FOR $35. Chk#______$________Date___________
GIVE CHECK AND THIS FORM TO MEMBERSHIP AT THE MEETING ---OR--MAIL CHECK AND FORM TO SANDY JEWETT, 17433 LUDLOW ST., LUDLOW ST., GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344
SFVQA NEWS
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Treasurer’s Report
2013 PHILANTHROPY DISTRIBUTIONS
April 1, 2013 thru Feb. 13, 2014
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
Donation
600.00
2013 QIV 5,000.00
August extra sale-Yardage
August extra sale-Raffle
Fund Raiser 431.08
Holiday Dinner INC
Holiday Dinner Raffle
Library INC 93.60
Membership 6,803.00
Opportunity Quilt 2012
UFO Challenge
Ways & Means INC
Workshops INC
GiftCertWkshop INC
Total Income 28254.83
Expense
Block of the Month EXP
Administration EXP
Aug Extra sale
Education/Grants
Holiday Dinner EXP
Hospitality EXP
Library EXP 111.73
Membership EXP
Newsletter EXP
Philanthropy EXP
Programs EXP
Ways & Means EXP
Workshops EXP
GiftCertWkshop EXP
Total Expense
Net Income
1,473.90
378.00
2,775.00
1,271.00
1,654.00
550.00
1,455.25
5,350.00
420.00
8.46
7,268.94
65.00
148.00
3,576.02
6.70
1,186.83
1,984.68
325.00
6,524.68
205.00
5,381.73
280.00
27,072.77
1,182.06
SFVQA Great Finishing Quilt Off
January 2014 to December 2013
OH, MY GOODNESS! We now have 55 members
participating in our Great Finishing Quilt Off. Did you know
that we have committed to finish 404 quilts??? That is an
average of 7 3/4 quilts each??? 24 quilts were finished at our
last meeting. We are on a mission to finish!
If your reading this and didn't enter the Challenge....it's NOT
too late. Or if you are a new member...join us. The application
form is on our website or we will have it at the UFO table just
to the right of Kathy's podium. Fill out the form with whatever
quilt(s) YOU want to finish between now and the December
meeting. It is only $10.00 to join, and every time you bring a
finished quilt from your list you will receive a "golden" ticket,
which will be entered into the final drawing for half of the
collected money.
Any questions, please call either Peggy Fatur or Robin Tetef
Thank you to everyone participating
ORGANIZATION
Care Quilts
Project Linus
Veterans
MEND
MEND
MEND
MEND
Rotaplast International
Quilt Show Auction
Exotic Feline Breeding Cmpnd
CATS Christmas Project
James Storehouse
Sunflower Breast Cancer Event
PAWED
Friends Outside
Penny Lane
Olive View Medical Center
Bernardi Senior Center
Local Animal Shelters
The Pioneer Cemetery
SFV Historical Society
Care Quilts
MEND
MEND
Sunflower Breast Cancer Event
Meals on Wheels
Various Organizations
Total
DESCRIPTION TOTAL
Quilts
41
Quilts
77
Quilts
96
Crochet Blankets
2
Fleece Blankets
4
Quilts
61
Knitted Blankets
2
Quilts
20
Quilts
3
Quilts
1
Quilts
25
Quilts
1
Quilts
2
Quilt
1
Quilts
6
Quilts
25
Quilts
15
Quilts
15
Dog Pillows/Beds
59
Fabric
Table Cloths
6
Fabric/ supplies
3 Sewing Machines
3
Fabric/Supplies
Aprons, pot holders
Placemats
79
Doll Quilts
250
794
Internet Sites
Missouri Quilt Company (Have sent some individual sites from
this company, but this is their homepage for videos)
http://www.youtube.com/user/MissouriQuiltCo?
v=ekYpJzHoW6E
Tips and techniques from Marti Michell (some require her
rulers)
frommarti.com/info_tips_tricks.shtml
A batch of tips and techniques from Fons and Porter
http://www.fonsandporter.com/columns/quilting_tips_archive
The Dorothea London Award form is available on the
web site, and will be available at the next meeting.
Membership
Plan ahead to renew your membership for 2014-2015 year by
May 31 of this year!
Also we welcome a new member, Paul Neumann, 7255 Noble Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405 (818-997-0079). Add the
missing "e" to Carole Cross's email so that it reads as follows
in your blue roster: [email protected]
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Kathy Milbrand................................................... 818-497-6432
1st Vice-President
Sharon Lewis (Facilities) .................................... 818-737-7355
Mary Flacco ........................................................ 818-222-9428
Joanne Milbrand (Council Rep) .......................... 818-342-2291
2nd Vice-President
Linda Buesching................................................. 661 803-1416
Roberta Mauksch................................................ 818 349-1330
Virginia Bentley ................................................. 818-893-6794
Janie Baker ........................................................ 818-894-2719
Laurie Hurst ....................................................... 818-893-2525
Treasurer
Michele Sharp ..................................................... 818-832-3089
Corresponding Secretary
Judith Tetove ...................................................... 818-343-8454
Recording Secrearty
Michele Schuler .................................................. 818 886-3056
Membership
Sandra Jewett ...................................................... 818-363-1968
Debbie Sornborger .............................................. 818-399-0027
Parliamentarian
Jann Lawson ....................................................... 818-887-0753
Past President
Bill Briggs .......................................................... 323-550-8789
Workshops
Jamie Roffredo ................................................... 818-700-8173
EXTENDED BOARD
Block Party
Rita Streimer ....................................................... 818-363-0516
Susan Bradshaw .................................................. 818-716-0192
Equipment/Storage
Jan Livingston .................................................... 818-360-3429
Hospitality
Beverly Triggs .................................................... 818-363-6984
Martha Guzman .................................................. 818-896-2723
Jean Harwood ..................................................... 818 723-5228
Marilyn Miller .................................................... 818 884-9774
Carole Cross ....................................................... 818 362-1840
Library
Judy Cason.......................................................... 818-892-5234
Lorene Robbins................................................... 818-700-8106
Newsletter/Web Site
Lois Christianson ................................................ 818-888-7248
Philanthropy
Quilters For Others
Jan Livingston ............................................ 818-360-3429
Jan Lauritzen .............................................. 818 341-4506
Linda Deckard ............................................ 818 352-5057
Sheila Gee................................................... 818 998-4004
Veterans Project
Karen Van Den Brink ................................. 818-344-8470
Photography
Elaine Boulay ..................................................... 818-363-2387
Telephone Tree
Melody Wyskocil ............................................... 818-887-3076
Ways and Means
Mary Flacco ........................................................ 818-222-9428
Adelle Daniels .................................................... 818 364-1463
Carolyn Rose ...................................................... 818-894-3361
Thinking of you…
Call Judith Tetove at 818-343-8454 or Kathy Milbrand
at 818-497-6432 with the name of any Association
member that should be included in this space.
3/2
3/6
3/8
3/9
3/12
3/14
3/15
3/16
3/18
3/19
3/20
3/21
3/22
3/22
Vicki Morrison
Sharon Lewis
Rita Streimer
Jamie Roffredo
Roberta Nicholson
Pat Mallon
Rivi Shulman
Ruth Remley
Janet Lazik
Mary Mulcahey
Judith Anstead
Lee Edwards
Deana Carter
Marilyn Miller
3/22
3/23
3/23
3/24
3/25
3/25
3/25
3/25
3/28
3/28
3/28
3/30
3/30
3/30
Ann Murphy
Colleen Shier
Elaine Boulay
Susan Wiebusch
Janet Rush
Michele Sharp
Mildred Deas
Sharon Miller
Ellen Lowe
Linda Deckard
Mary Ann O'Brien
Diane Schwarz
Linda Buesching
Gail Blair
Coming Events
Mark your Calendar for these Quilt Shows
February 22 - 23
March 1 - 2
March 7-8
March 21 - 22
April 4-6 Desert
April 11 - 12
April 11-12
South Bay Quilt Guild Quilt Show
Friendship Square Quilt Guild (La Habra)
Desert Guilds, Palm Springs
Glendale Quilt Guild Show
Quilters of Nevada, Henderson, NV
Camarillo Quilters Association
El Camino Quilters, Oceanside
SFVQA Bylaws and Standing Rules Review
Committee
This committee is formed every 2 years in order to review our
Bylaws and Standing Rules to determine if there any additions,
deletions, or corrections that should be made. The members of
the Nominating Committee, as listed above, have volunteered
to be on the Committee.
More SFVQA members are welcome to join us! Member ideas,
comments, and questions are important.
Please call Jann Lawson (Parliamentarian) for the next
Committee meeting date.
BLOCK PAR'TY ^ D U E PEBRUARY OR M A R C H 2014
W O V E N HEARTS
Heart: Choose tvvo contrasting fabrics (dark-light, dark-mediiim, medium light)
Use w a r m country colors (gold, brick red, brown, black, green, dusty blue, etc.)
Cut five 2' squares and one 3i/2''x 5'' rectangle f r o m the darker fabric.
Cut four 2" squares and one 3i/2"x 5" rectangte from the lighter fabric.
Background: Tone-on-tone beige, tan cream, etc.
Cut four T squares and one 3i/2'' square
Nine-patch u n i t : Assemble the heart fabric squares to form a nine-patch.
Press seams toward the darker fabric.
Connector Comer imits:
M a r k diagonals (press or draw) on all the T backgroimd squares.
Place T squares i n t^/o comers of the rectangles, right sides together, as shown.
Sew on the diagonals.
Press toward the comers and trim off the middle layer of fabric.
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Join one rectangle to a 3i/2'' background square, and one to a nine patch, according to
the diagram. Join the imits to make the heart.
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