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June 2016
President’s Corner
I'm not too good with deadlines. That's a kind-to-me
way of saying I'm just terrible with getting things done
on time.
I barely snuck my way into
the quilt show entries with two quilts not yet complete. I missed the deadline for our magnificent challenge in May and my little quilt with big intentions is
still not done. Last year my bear quilt wasn't quilted
in time and my sweet fuzzy polar bear sits in a basket in my sewing room forlorn, no child to play with.
In this issue:
President’s Corner............................ ....1
Bee Business ....................................... 2
Calendar .............................................. 2
Events and Membership News .......... 3-6
Treasurer’s Report ............................... 3
Membership Form ................................ 7
Minutes of the May meeting ................. 8
Challenge Quilts .............................. 9-14
Show and Tell Photos ........................ 15
Block of the Month.............................. 16
It's a pattern. One I would like to, no, one I MUST
ditch for a new and improved version. "How?" you
ask.
Maybe I can work on one project at a time. New
motto: Finish one, then start another. I think Jeanne
Hawn told me that one. But if I do that, how can I
participate in blocks of the month? What if I need a
quilt for a new baby who won't wait for me to finish
my current masterpiece? What if, what if, what if.
Don't think this one-at-a-time thing will work. How
about if I decline to participate in bee or guild projects? That would give me more time to finish my
WIPs (works in progress) and UFOs (unfinished objects). But then, how do I resist the fun, the frenzy,
the fabulous times we have together? Hmmm.
Not happy with that idea either. Let me think….I will
wear horse blinders when I enter my sewing
room! This way I won't see all of my projects on my
visual periphery, thus not be tempted to play with the
other horses. Er, that should be "secondary projects."
No, no, and no. None of these ideas will work. They
are all cruel and unusual punishment. But I do believe I know what I can do to improve my productivity and meet those pesky deadlines. I think I
will...complete my AQG presidency!
As much as this has been a bundle of fun, I'm ready
for the hand-off. Miki and your new Executive Board
are ready to lead you into the next funderful year.
You have all been amazing friends and faithful
members this year. And I thank you.
―Lynn
P.S. Thanks, too, for laughing at my stand-up routines. You are a great audience.
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June 2016
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Calendar
.Open
Bees
(All are welcome to join)
The Rusty Needles Sewing Circle will meet on the
fourth Monday of each month. The next meeting will
be on June 27 from 2:00-9:00 p.m. at the Fairview
Library in Calvert County (at the intersection of
Route 4 and Chaneyville Road, Owings).
Sewing machines and all forms of handwork are
welcomed. For further information please contact
Sharon Fossett at [email protected] or 443964-6451. Next month we will return to our usual
time of 6:00-9:00 p.m.
The Material Girls Bee is an open bee that meets
at the Severna Park Library. Generally we meet on
Mondays from 9:30-4 p.m. In June we will meet on
6/13 and 6/27. New members are always welcome.
For more information call Helen Hamerstrom at 410
- 647-1720.
June Calendar
Friday, June 10 - Set-up for the
quilt show, Annapolis High School,
2700 Riva Rd, Annapolis.
June 11-12 - Quilts by the Bay
Quilt Show, Annapolis High School,
2700 Riva Rd, Annapolis. See p. 17
for hours.
June 20 - Guild End of the Year
Banquet, Knights of Columbus,
2590
Solomons
Island
Rd, Edgewater, 6 p.m.
June 27 - Board Transition Dinner
at Lynn Hollway’s house.
The Quilt Book Study Group meets at the
Severna Park Library from 9:30 – 4, generally on
Mondays. In June we will meet on 6/6 and Tuesday, 6/28. For more information call Helen Hamerstrom at 410-647-1720.
The Fabric Hogs Fabric Hogs meet at the South
County Police station in Edgewater on the third
Monday of each month. This month we will meet on
June 20 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. We welcome new
members and visitors at any time. For info, email
Kelly Dunahoo at [email protected].
The Queen Bees Kent Island Bee meets on the
second and fourth Thursday of the month at St.
Christopher’s, Chester, MD 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The Queen Bees focus primarily on handwork,
learning and practicing the various methods for adding dimensional interest to quilting. New members
are always welcome. For more information and directions, please call Terri Flaherty at 443-239-2532
or Lis Cockey at 410-827-5738.
The Three-Inch Bee is a bee that concentrates on
miniatures. The group will meet at the Severna Park
Library on the second Thursday of each month from
6:30-8:30. The next meeting is June 9. Contact Kelley Cunningham if you’re interested in joining.
Email: [email protected].
Pat Arnett
Ellie Coleto
Lori Anne Mayers
Betsy Miller
Theresa Webb
Kristen Zorica
Be sure to welcome our new and returning
members at the next meeting! A revised list
of members is posted on the web on the
Members page.
Reminders for June
 Pay your membership dues by June 30!
 Make the next block for your BOM quilt.
 Sign up to help at the June Quilt Show.
 Get those Beads of Courage bags done.
 Make a donation to the Silent Auction.
 Buy a few extra raffle tickets. You never know!
Annapolis Quilt Guild
June 2016
Events and Membership News
Wrapping Up Our Year
Let's wrap up the year at the June dinner by continuing the amazing and generous giving you have done
all year.

Finish up those bead bags so we can reach our
stretch goal of 1500. We only need 87 more!!
 Bring a twin-sized quilt (new or gently used) for
the Light House.
 Knit up a scarf or some baby hats for the medical center.
 Or use some orphan blocks to make a few mastectomy pillows (approximately 12" square).
It has been a privilege and a joy to coordinate our
Community Service projects these past years--and
to witness, month after month, the outpouring of
gifts you give away to brighten the lives of others.
Kathy Canno, who joined the guild in 2015, will coordinate our projects this coming year and will also be
the contact person for the Beads of Courage project.
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From the Sunshine Lady….
A sympathy card was sent to Marjorie
Johnson, whose husband Dick has
passed away. Get-well wishes were
sent to Georgina Schultz who was suffering from
pneumonia shortly before she passed away recently, and to Polly Schatz, who had ankle surgery
May 20th.
If you know of someone who might appreciate a
card (and a heart) from the guild, please email me at
[email protected] (with “AQG” in the subject
line please) or call me at 410-757-6416. If you have
any questions regarding the blocks, please feel free
to contact me.
―Kerry Heyes
Treasurer’s Report
Revenue for April totaled $1,695.50
and expenses totaled $12,508.72.
The Treasurer’s Report can be found
in full in the Members Only section of
the website.
Happy stitching over the summer. And let's greet
Kathy in her new role by overwhelming her with all
of the items we bring to the September meeting.
―Patti Ackerman
―Prue
Treasurer
Sending Out Messages
Membership
Reminder
This is just a reminder that if you want anything
posted to the Annapolis Quilt Guild website or sent
in an e-Blast:

The annual AQG membership year runs from July 1,
2016 to June 30, 2017. Renewals are being accepted now. Member dues MUST BE RECEIVED by
June 30, 2016 in order for your name to be included
in the Annual AQG Member Guide. The 2016-2017
membership form can be found on Page 7 and on
the Guild web site.


Send wording, photos, and/or documents to [email protected].
Send at least one week in advance. (If less than
a week, I will do my best to get it out as soon as
I can.)
Please note, in an effort to not overload inboxes,
e-Blasts are sent about twice a month, typically
one with the newsletter and one mid-month.
If you have any questions or concerns, send them to
[email protected].
Regards,
Maggie
Annapolis Quilt Guild
June 2016
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Events and Membership News
AQG End of the year dinner
A Note from Your Program Chairs
The annual "end-of-the-year" dinner will be June
20th at the K of C (our normal meeting place). This
will be our chance to say "Sayonara" to the K of C
as we move to a new meeting place in the fall.
Doors will open at 6 p.m.
There will not be a program in September as our
new President, Miki, would like to make this time
available for all the “Show and Tell” that has happened over the summer.
Members are asked to bring a food item to share.
Those with last names starting with A- O, please
bring main dishes or salads. Those with last names
P-Z please bring desserts. The guild provides
drinks, utensils and paper products.
The speakers for the evening, Cheryl Hack and
Helen Hamerstrom, will share their "Oriental Adventure." They will present information on silk and cotton indigo production, weaving, fabric surface patterning and the Tokyo Quilt Show of 2016. They and
several of their friends traveled to Japan for a oncein-a-lifetime experience. From bento boxes to high
speed trains, they will share the fun and fabrics they
found on their way to the quilt show.
Please come and help us wrap up this quilting year
with an enjoyable evening of food and fun with
friends!
On Monday, October 3, Jacquie Gering from Kansas
City will present a workshop called “Precision Lines”
and lecture on “Quilting Modern Honoring Tradition.”
In 2017 we are featuring Jane Sussman and Linda
Hahn (The 1-Pin New York Beauty).
―Polly and Sue
The 2016 Raffle Quilt continued its travels to the
American Quilters Society Quilt Week in Paducah,
Kentucky. Quilters Miki Burgnon, Hilke Hoefer, Lynn
Hollway, and Shelly Duncan caravanned all 814
miles to the quilt show there. SuperNova was a
semi-finalist among this year’s group quilts.
Have you bought your raffle tickets? This really special quilt could be yours on June 12!
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June 2016
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Events and Membership News
Our new home in September
The Knights of Pythias Lodge is on the northbound side of Solomons Island Road
near Wilelinor Estates. Turn right onto Grand Oak Drive if you are coming
northbound, and left if you are driving south. (It’s clearly marked on the street.) Then
quickly turn left onto Pythian Drive.
Editor’s Note: The Lodge’s address is sometimes given as 2529 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater
MD 21037, and sometimes as 10 Pythian Drive. Trust the directions above, not your GPS.
Annapolis Quilt Guild
June 2016
Events and Membership News
Come join the fun at this summer’s Sit ‘n’ Sews,
July 11 and August 1, 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
at
Annapolis Friends Meetinghouse
351 Dubois Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401
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Annapolis Quilt Guild
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Membership Form
Annapolis Quilt Guild Membership Form (2016 to 2017)
Annual Membership runs from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Dues must be received by
June 30, 2016 for Member inclusion in the Annual AQG Membership Directory.
NAME for inclusion ____________________________________________________
ADDRESS_________________________________________________
CITY________________________ STATE_______ZIP CODE________
PHONE: (with area code)
HOME: __________________
WORK: __________________
CELL: __________________
E-MAIL:______________________________________________
Website:_____________________________________________
The membership directory is always available on the web site; it contains the most recent
information as it is updated every month. Printed directories only contain the information for members
that have paid their dues before the directory is printed.
Do you want a printed copy of the directory? Yes___
No___
DUES:
Please make checks payable to Annapolis Quilt Guild
____ $30.00 Annual Membership Dues
Are you a ____ New Member? ____ Renewal
OPTIONAL:
Do you want to pay for your 12 raffle tickets now with your dues? Yes___ No___
____ $10.00 2017 Raffle Tickets
Do you want your Member Guide and card mailed to you? Yes____ No____
____ $3.00 To mail the membership book and card
Do you want your Membership Card early? Yes____ No____
Please provide a self-addressed stamped envelope with your membership form.
Volunteer Opportunities Each member is expected to volunteer at least two hours
per year for guild activities and also help with our annual quilt show.
How would you like to help? Check all that apply:
___ Events
___ Programs
___ Quilt Show
(Challenge Quilt, bus trips, Holiday Party)
(escorting speakers, hospitality, teaching, demonstrations)
(hanging & take down, demonstrations, silent auction,
white glovers, manning entry tables, publicity)
___ Membership
(mentoring new members)
___ Other Activities (Library, Raffle Quilt, Charity Quilts)
Bees If you are interested in joining or starting a Bee, check the monthly guild newsletter
and the website. You may also contact the Bee Keeper.
Mail form to: AQG Membership Committee at this address:
Georgia Osterman, 2831 Berth Court, Annapolis, MD 21401
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Minutes of the May Meeting
7 pm meeting called to order.
you to those that donated items for door prizes this
year.
President’s Welcome and comments – Lynn Hollway: This is our last formal meeting until September!
Don't forget our June quilt show on the 10th through the
12th, and then our June dinner on the 20th. We also
have our Sit-n- Sews on July 11 and August 1 at the
Friends Meetinghouse on Dubois Road in Annapolis.
Community Service - Prue Hoppin: We have a very
generous group and receive scarves, pillows, quilts
and Beads of Courage bags almost every month. Just
tonight some 200 Beads of Courage bags were turned
in. Thank you so much and please keep sewing.
Paducah report: Shelly Duncan, Hilke Hoefer, Miki
Burgnon and Lynn Hollway got in a van last week and
drove for 13 hours. There were reservations at an old
cabin, and we had some interesting times. We almost
drove into a lake, and there was a bloody nose involved. We got our money back and found a Hampton
Inn. Our raffle quilt didn't win but it was a semifinalist.
We left on Sunday and went home by way of Nashville
- haha!
Voting for New Officers:
President: Miki Burgnon
Vice President: Trish Hankey
Secretary: Vickie Ward
Treasurer: Patti Ackerman
Programs: Polly Schatz and Sue Cochrane
Newsletter: Eileen Mattingly
Events: Katie Thompson and Kelly Dunahoo
Membership: Cynthia York and Debbie Varner
Quilt Show:
Vote taken, unanimously approved.
The following members have come forward to chair our
committees:
Beekeeper - Barbara Whited
Community Service - Kathy Cannon
Historian - Hilke Hoefer
Librarian - Marie Murphy
Publicity - Gloria Rund
Rafael Quilt Wrangler - Maureen Griffith
AQG Merchandise - Brenda MacQuilliam and Rebecca
Musliner
Sunshine - Kerry Hayes
Tax Expert - Nancy Yuill
Technology - Georgia Osterman with help needed
Webmaster - Maggie Manalo
A 20 minute break was called to view and vote on your
favorite challenge quilt.
Membership – Dibby Gundry & Georgia Osterman:
don't forget to sign up early for next year. The door
prize winners were Cheryl Petro, Terri Flaherty, Connie
Doster, Adeline Jorgenson, Tori Thompson, Brenda
Shriner, Laura Kowal, Nancy Alford, Bev Ames,
Delores Burgess, and Liz Pringles. Whew! Thank
Vice President - Miki Burgnon: FYI, we are in the
catalog of quilts entered at Paducah. Our quilt was
appraised at $3300.00.
Treasurer - Patti Ackerman: Please review the quilt
show entry spreadsheet to see if your information is
correct. She will be printing the quilt cards the end of
May.
Quilt Show - Stacy Lute and Terri Flaherty: We
need volunteers, volunteers, and volunteers. We need
help measuring boxes and boxes of fabric for the
show. Tonight was the last night to sign up for the
Country Store and Boutique. We need no money for
hospitality but if you wish to donate you may if you are
feeling guilty. Sign-ups will be posted on our website
for the show. There will be a separate location to
check in for volunteering at the show. Be sure to wear
your badge to the show or you will need to pay admission. The Silent Auction Committee still needs donations; see Brenda MacQuilliam if you have anything.
Show and Tell: Robyn Case, Dorothy Tiffany, Carolin
Head, Diana Dunaway and Nancy Alford.
Events – Lis Cockey & Marti Phelps:
Winners of the challenge quilts:
1st: Marsha Law, D is for Dragon
2nd: Mary Kennedy, The Letter K
3rd. Diana Dunaway, Acrobatic Armadillo
Judges Choice: Mary Kennedy, D is for Dragon
Our June meeting is our annual dinner on June 20th
and last official meeting at the KOC. Members with
last names beginning A-O should bring a main dish or
salad, and everyone else (P-Z) should bring dessert.
Meeting adjourned at 8:20.
Respectfully submitted,
―Vickie Ward
Annapolis Quilt Guild
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Challenge Quilt Winners 2016
First Place: Marsha Law,
D is for Dragon
Thank you for voting for my "D is for Dragon" Challenge Quilt. It is an honor to be recognized by the
talented members of AQG. This is my first Art Quilt
and my first time participating in a Challenge Quilt
event.
Making my quilt was a challenge for me at each and
every step, from conception to hanging it for display.
My biggest challenge was working with the brocade
fabric I chose for the border. I was not able to use
pins or tape. It frays, it melts, it shifts, it snags. But, I
love it, and I accepted the “challenge” to make it
work without destroying it. I hand pieced all the brocade, used my seam roller and weights over a
pressing cloth to get flat seams.
Preparing the quilted background fabric forced me to
get better acquainted with the decorative stitches
Congratulations
to ALL of the participants in our
Challenge Quilt 2016!
We were super-pleased with the turn-out: 38
quilts!! Hope you have submitted a quilt show form
to Patti so that we can have great participation in our
exhibit at the quilt show. We wish ALL of you could
have shared what you learned creating your little
quilt on Challenge night!!
You ALL are winners!!!
Happy Quilting,
Your Events team,
Lis and Marti
and use of specialty threads in my fancy (newish)
Pfaff sewing machine, a goal I had set for myself for
2016. I combined several techniques to achieve my
vision. The puffed appliquéd dragon on the slightly
textured background involved trapunto-wool batting
over the stitched cotton batting, warm water, blocking and air drying, without backing fabric at this
point. The process was different from anything I
have seen or done. Keeping it the right size and proportion to meet the challenge requirements was
very hard!
The biggest lesson I learned from this challenge is
how satisfying it is to make a small artsy quilt that
allows you the freedom to take risks, try different
techniques and stretch your boundaries. My Dragon
Art Quilt serves no utilitarian purpose. It's only purpose is to be admired and to make me smile.
―Marsha Law
Annapolis Quilt Guild
June 2016
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Challenge Quilt Winners 2016, cont.
Second Place and Judge's
Choice: Mary Kennedy - "K"
The first thing I learned from completing this challenge was how to organize and remain patient. The
quilt has numerous elements such as birds, kangaroos, etc.; each needing a design and details regarding colors, size and various construction schemes.
A folder with separate sections for each element
allowed me to stay organized and manage the multiple elements, so that they could be worked on separately, but still remain focused on the over-all design
of the quilt. I also learned how to make a lot of corrections to the numerous unsuccessful attempts to
sewing pieces that did not initially work out in a satisfactory way.
Besides learning patience and how to stay organized, I discovered that using EZ-Steam II, a fusible
adhesive, was a great help in holding the pieces of
the project together. I would recommend its use to
everybody!
―Mary Kennedy
Third Place: Diana Dunaway "Acrobatic Armadillo"
I drew the letter A for the 2016 AQG challenge.
“Armadillo” immediately came to mind because the
logo for my company called Enterprising Artist was
an armadillo.
For challenges I always do some technique I haven't tried before. I wanted to see if I could construct
an animal out of fabric and to try Gloria Loughman's
technique using squares for the background. The
techniques worked but unfortunately I hadn't read
the instructions correctly. My armadillo was horizontal but needed to be vertical. To solve the problem I
added a pole and turned the piece vertically to create Acrobatic Armadillo.
―Diana Dunaway
Annapolis Quilt Guild
Challenge Quilts, cont.
June 2016
All photos courtesy of Debbie Werker
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Challenge Quilts, cont.
June 2016
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Annapolis Quilt Guild
Challenge Quilts, cont.
June 2016
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Challenge Quilts, cont.
FOR SALE:
My singer was born on November
18th, 1949, it is a 3-120, serial
#AJ 214389.
She has her original case, a new
quilted hard case, feet and accessory case. She is looking for a
new home, I'm willing to help her
find that home for $400, or make
an offer.
―Pat Holland
443-262-9829
[email protected]
Annapolis Quilt Guild
Show and Tell
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2015-16 Block of the Month—June (#9)
Z
Z
Center
X
X
X
X
P
X
P
Z
P
X
Z
Cutting directions:
Sewing directions
X = background
Cut 8 squares 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" (6 for Unit A).
Draw one diagonal on wrong side (WS).
Unit A
Make 6 of X on Y (yields 12 half-square triangles)
Make 2 of X on P (yields 4 HST)
P = Print
Cut 2 squares 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" (for Unit A).
Cut 8 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" for Unit B.
Cut 4 rectangles 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" for Unit B.
Sew 1/4" on each side of drawn line.
Cut on drawn line.
Y
X
P
Y = Mauve
Cut 6 squares 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" (for Unit A).
Z = Green
Cut 4 rectangles 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" for Unit B.
Y
X
Y
Press toward darker fabric.
Sew Unit A as shown at left.
X
X
Unit B - Make 4
X
P
Center = Focus fabric
Cut 1 square 4 1/2" x 4 1/2".
P
Z
Make Flying Geese with stitch-and-flip
method as in previous issues of the
newsletter.
X
P
Sew 2" geese together as shown.
A
B
A
B
C
B
A
B
A
Sew all units together as shown at left.
Block = 12 1/2" x 12 1/2" unfinished.
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See you there!
Annapolis Quilt Guild
June 2016
Annapolis Quilt Guild, Inc.
PO Box 4278
Annapolis, MD 21403-6278
Annapolis Quilt Guild Officers, 2015-16
President Lynn Hollway
Vice President Miki Burgnon
Secretary Vickie Ward
Treasurer Patti Ackerman
Membership Georgia Osterman and Dibby Gundry
Programs Polly Schatz and Sue Cochrane
Events Marti Phelps, Terri Flaherty, and Lis Cockey
Newsletter Editor Eileen Mattingly
Quilt Show Stacy Lute and Terri Flaherty
Senior Advisor Jeanne Hawn
Committee Chairs
Please send submissions to the
PIECEMAKER
by regular mail or email to
Eileen Mattingly
12318 Madeley Lane
Bowie, MD 20715
[email protected]
Deadline for the Summer
issue is
July 1
Beekeeper Barbara Whited
Community Service Projects Prue Hoppin
Historian Hilke Hoefer
Librarian Alexis Langner
Publicity Gloria Rund
Raffle Quilt Wrangler Shelly Duncan
Saleables Trish Hankey
Sunshine Kerry Heyes
Tax Committee Nancy Yuill
Technology Equipment Brenda MacQuilliam
Webmaster Maggie Manalo
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