December 2017

P.O. Box 2636, Davenport, Iowa 52809-2636 - www.mvqg.org

December Calendar

Volume 42

Issue 3

267 members

December 2017

Guild Meeting Dec 5: 1 & 7 p.m. First Con-gregational Church, 2201 7th Avenue, Moline, IL

Quilts of Valor Dec 6: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. First Bap-tist Church Moline - 1901-29th St Moline, IL

Quilt Getaway Dec 8: 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec 9-10: 12-8 p.m. Dec 11: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Deere-Wiman Carriage House 817 11th Ave., Moline, IL

Play Day Fiber Arts Dec 12: 9-11 a.m. Fiber Artists Studio, 601 Brady St. #21, Davenport, IA

Fiber Arts Group Dec 12: 1-3 p.m. Davenport Public Library Fairmount Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA

Board Meeting Dec 12: 6:00-8 p.m. Butter-worth Center, Green Room, 1105 8th St., Moline, IL

Quillow QTees No December meeting

Charity Quilts

Dec 14: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. But-

terworth Education Center,

1105 8th St., Moline, IL

EQ Club Dec 20: 12-3 p.m. Contact Carol Baldry for location: 563-386-3667 or cabald38@gmail.com

Davenport Library Sit N Sew Dec 15-16 Davenport Li-brary , 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA in the SCRA large room. Birthday celebra-tions on the 16th!

Doll Quilts

No December meeting PinPal Quilters

No December meeting

Quilt Queens

Dec 21: 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Daven-port Public Library, Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA POT LUCK

Dec 28: 9 am—3 pm Daven-port Public Library, Eastern Ave. Branch

Botanical Center Display “ Pride and Joy” on display thru January 2018. Quad Cities Botanical Center, 2525 4th Avenue Rock Island, IL 61201 Telephone: 309.794.0991

President’s Message By Faye Kunz

I am writing this message two

days before Thanksgiving.

What an appropriate time to

give thanks to all of you who

participated in the Guild’s silent

auction either by donating auc-

tion items or by bidding. Over

$600 was raised through this

effort. A local employer will

match our donation up to $600

so our contribution to the Amer-

ican Red Cross will be over

$1200!

Several people have also con-

tributed quilts that will be taken

to Texas by Sue Halley, the

President of the Cedar Rapids

guild. Sue is leaving in Janu-

ary so you still have time to

contribute to this effort. No

flannel quilts, of course, but any

size lightweight quilt would be

appreciated by its recipient.

Thanks also to everyone who

helped set up the Botanical

Center “Pride and Joy” display

and those who helped with the

Festival of Trees display. Both

are excellent opportunities to

show off what our Guild mem-

bers do and entice others to join

in the fun. We have additional

opportunities scheduled in 2018

so if you didn’t have a chance

to help out this past month,

there will be time in January

and March at the Bettendorf

Library and in March and No-

vember at the Figge Museum

(in addition to the Quilt Show,

of course!)

I hope your Turkey Day was

wonderful! See you soon!

. Join us at 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6 for our annual Holiday Party. Bring a dish to share – main dishes, sides, salads, or desserts for the party in the afternoon. Focus on appetizers or desserts for the evening festivities. Since there are many requests for your de-licious dishes, bring a copy of your recipe or the name of the take-out location where you selected your dish (because we all like secret sources, too). Entertainment includes festive holiday music and a dif-ferent interactive game this year that does not involve fabric of any kind.

December Program

If weather is inclement, please check our Facebook page and your email prior to coming

to a meeting, or contact a friend or Board member. The Board would rather err on the

side of cancelling a meeting when bad weather is approaching, rather than risking the

lives of our members. Also verify with the chairs of sit & sew groups, etc. before ventur-

ing out!

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Our Mission: Organized in 1983 to educate and encourage members in the quilting arts; to encourage high standards in color, design, and construction of the quilted medium, and to

The Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild is a non-profit organi-zation open to anyone interested in quilts or quilting. Monthly meetings are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the First Congregational Church, 2201 7th Avenue, Moline, Illinois. Guests are welcome. A $5 fee is charged to guests at meetings with featured speakers. $35 yearly dues are renewable in September. To change your address contact Lydia Hoelle at (985) 630-9528.

Find us online at: www.mvqg.org

www.facebook.com/mvqguild MVQG Email: mvquiltersguild@gmail.com

Newsletter submissions:

Contributions to the Newsletter are welcome. Articles and ads are due no later than the second Friday of each month and can be submitted to Andrea Schoemaker.

All contributions must be accompanied by the name and phone number of the author.

Advertising rates Prepay 5 issues and get the 6th issue free

* Business card $5.00 * 1/4 page $12.50 * 1 /3 page $15.00 * 1/2 page $ 25.00

Mary Korrect has announced that the 2018 Guild Challenge will be sunflowers. Quilts should be no larger than 144" in circum-ference. More details will be provided later.

Doohickey Drawing

An Americanism dating from 1910-1915, a doohickey is a gadg-et; a dingus; a thingumbob; a nifty quilting tool that a quilter may want, has never heard of, or is too expensive to purchase. Each month a new Doohickey is offered to our membership. It may be a new “cool” tool or it may be something tried and true; expensive or not so much. Tickets are $1.00 and monthly prizes are determined by the number of tickets sold the previous month. The winning ticket will be drawn at the end of the even-ing meeting.

The November Doohickey winner was Joyce Kirkpatrick!

There will not be a drawing in December because of the pot-luck. Trust me — You will want the January Doohickey!!

November Meetings 143 members and 3 guests

Name Tag Winners

Evening: Nancy Duvall Maggie Krailing Paula Shaddock

Ellen Popp

Oops! Afternoon Name Tag Winner list was misplaced!

Congratulations to Bev Hoy for the excellent arti-cle in the Quad City Times' Senior Voice. When contacted by the Editor of Senior Voice, Bev's name immediately jumped to mind because what a great opportunity to talk about our 2018 raffle quilt! The Board agreed because, frankly, any-one but one of us!!

Bev agreed to "take one for the team" for which we are very grateful. The article wasn't written quite as we had hoped (no mention of the raffle quilt) but it did serve to introduce people to the joys of quilting. We have been promised another article in Senior Voice in 2018 close to our Quilt Show. That article will highlight members of the Quilt Show Committee who are over the age of 65 and will hopefully advertise the show.

LAST CHANCE! Our December meeting will be your last

chance to donate quilts for victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Any lightweight quilt is suitable for this donation.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ONE AND ALL!

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Program Newsletter Historian Membership Member-at-Large & Past President Member-at-Large Webmaster

Faye Kunz Diana Engelbrecht Wendy Rios Ann Filiatreau Karla Miley Andrea Schoemaker Gloria Kloos Lydia Hoelle Nancy Jacobsen Jeanie Hess Jo Noon

563-505-2579 563 285-4348 563 386-3624 309 757-8420 309 786-6997 563 508-8019 309 762-9616 563 424-2513 563 349-1153 563 508-3049 563 271-0316

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Well as in last month this is to just re-affirm a HUGE thanks you for all you

helped with. The cookies were amazing as always, thank you for coming thru

with those. To all who helped hand out the quilts, that went smooth. To Clayton Peterson and Denny Zahrt for co-emceeing the event, they both did a great job! To Clayton for all his hard work in sending the invites. To the Chordbusters for their perfor-mance, stunning as usual, which by the way they never charge us for it! To all the quilters for making the quilts and pillow cases. For all the help in setting up, taking down and handing out the cookies( and yes to Sandy for organizing the cookie trays). If I missed a thank you this is a blanket for all. An out-standing day, with a few glitches, but an special thank you for all the vets and active soldiers for whom we do this for. Thank you Thank you for all you do for this foundation. I am so proud of all of you.

I have received several phone calls from vets and their families to say they were so honored and the tears were still flowing.

Two thank you’s I received today:

Dear Mrs. Austin, When I hugged you, you said "Thank you for your service and welcome home. Welcome home is something I've never heard. A brick of bitterness left me then.”

Thanks again, Richard S.

Dear Terry, I received a quilt on Sunday for my ser-vice to OUR country. I feel very humbled to have received a quilt, as I have always been proud to have served in the US Navy. The ceremony was very touching, especially as you gave testimonials of fellow service personnel who have received a quilt. I would like to thank you and all those who are part of the Quad City Quilts of Valor.

Many Many Thanks, Jim W.

This is why we do what we do!

So from a grateful heart,

Terry Austin QC QOV

309-797-8584

DEERE-WIMAN HOUSE TREE

SKIRT ON DISPLAY

FIDGET QUILT WORK DAYS

With the assistance of Sandie Cockerill, the Workshop Committee of Kathy Young and Hope Schroeder will be hosting 2 work days to make Fidget Quilts. These will benefit Alzheimer patients at Hope Creek in East Moline and Country Manor in Davenport. There are no class fees for participants in this project thanks to a grant from Thrivent Financial. Fabric and batting will be fur-nished.

Any donations of washable and dryable texture items will be greatly appreciated. Examples of items needed are: buttons, old zippers, orphan blocks, scraps of yarn, satin, velvet, netting, minkie, shoe laces, plastic rings or lace.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 16 at Deere-Wiman Carriage House, 816-11th Ave., Moline from 9-3, or Saturday, January 20th at the Butterworth Education Center 701-12th Ave. Moline from 9-3. Come for an hour or all day. Bring your sewing machine, or needle and thread. Bring a Friend! Minimal sewing skills are needed.

A free lunch will be provided. Please sign-up on the form

in the “L” during the meeting or email Hope Schroeder at

Schroeder.r@mchsi.com

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•PinPal Quilters Faye Kunz (563)323-3593 This group meets on the third Tuesday of

each month from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the But-terworth Education Center.

We work on our own projects so you must bring everything you will need. Any guild member is welcome. Bring your sewing ma-chine or handwork. Large tables are available to baste and mark quilts. NO DECEMBER MEETING

•Charity Quilts Donna and Garry Lanman (563) 323-9539 Charity Quilts Day is held the second

Thursday of the month, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meeting in the Education Center from 8:30 to 2 pm in December

•Quilt Queens Marlis Beechamp (309) 797-6267 Bev Hoy 563-391-8685

This Sit-n-Sew group meets every third Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2363 W. 3rd Street, Davenport. Cof-fee, irons and boards are provided. Just bring your lunch and enjoy the day!

The group also meets on the fourth Thurs-day of the month at the Eastern Avenue Li-brary.

Contact Judy Nelson (563) 359-3253 or Jean Giles (563) 391-7566 with ques-

tions regarding meetings at the Eastern Ave-nue Library.

•Davenport Library Sit-n’ Sew Sharon Maroney (615) 483-2430 Friday & Saturday, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at

the Davenport Library on Fairmont Street. (See pg. 1 for dates.) Everyone is welcome. Bring your own projects to work on. Call Sharon Maroney, (615) 483-2430, if you have questions.

•Doll Quilts Margaret Paulos—(563) 323-5745 Doll Quilts are small quilts made by mem-

bers and given to local school children . Come to doll quilt workday, 3rd Tuesdays of the month at the Deere Wiman Carriage House. No December Date

•Quillow QTees Janet Zahrt (563) 332-7365 Make a quillow for a cancer patient. We

meet at Davenport Masonic Center, 511 Vet-erans Memorial Parkway, Davenport on the second Wednesday of the month 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. No December Date

•Quilt Get Away Gloria Kloos (309) 762-9616 Bev Hoy (563) 391-8685 If you have projects to finish—Quilt Geta-

way is the place for you and open to all guild members. We meet at the Deere Wiman Car-riage House, 817 11th Ave., Moline, unless otherwise noted, from 8am-10pm on Fridays; noon to 8 pm on Sat. and Sun. and 8am-3pm on Mondays.

Stay all day or leave your things and come and go as you like. Microwave and refrigera-

tor are available. You may want to bring a light and an extension cord. December 8 - 11 Education Center 2018 Dates: Jan 5 - 7, Feb 2-4, March 2-4, April 6-8, May 4-6, June 1-3, July 14-15, August 3-5, Sept. 7-9, Oct. 5-7, Nov 2-4 Dec 7-9

•EQ Club Carol Baldry (563)-386-3667 Meets the third Wednesday of each month

beginning at noon (contact Carol for loca-tion). Bring your lap tops with EQ installed, any books that you want to work with, and all your questions.

Carol Baldry - 563-386-3667 or cabald38@gmail.com

•Quilts of Valor Terry Austin (309) 797-8584 Make quilts to honor our veterans. Meets on

the first Wednesday of the month, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 1901 29th St., Moline, IL.

•Fiber Arts Play Day Colleen Curry (563) 285-1305: cocu@csteldridge.com

9:00-11 a.m. Fiber Artists Studio, 601 Brady St. #21, Davenport, IA. This is a mini workshop on a new technique. Sign up is required. Dec 12 - Crochet circle Earrings - Doris Mack

•Fiber Arts Meeting 1-3 p.m. Davenport Public Library Fair-

mount Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Dav-enport, IA,: demos, information, and show and tell. Dec 12 – Ornament exchange and door priz-es.

DOLL QUILTS

Thanks for all the effort that makes this project a success, and brightens many children's holidays.

We skip the December work day and will meet in January, weather permit-ting. Call me if in doubt. Hope to sort and plan some new designs..

Festival of trees....successfully set up, looked great, and was a big hit as al-ways. Being located next to the stage rather pre-cluded much sit and sew time....mix-up on layout placement. But hopefully those who participated coped with the variables.

Grab bag of goodies at the December meet-ing for those who partici-pated in these activities, or donated fabric or bat-ting for the doll quilts and gifts under the festival tree.

Be sure to turn in your volunteer hours. I only turn in for the doll quilt work day.

Cheers , thanks and have a good holiday sea-son! Keep on scrapping!

Maggie

Davenport Library on Fairmont Street will be Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16 (In the SCRA/large room) and January 19 and 20 (in the Brooke

Room) from 9am until 3pm. Everyone is welcome. Bring a project or two to work on and

spend some time visiting with us. On December 16 there will be cake to celebrate Judy's and Sharon’s

birthdays!

SIT AND SEW

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MEMBERSHIP

NEW MEMBERS Feeling a little timid about com-ing to December potlucks? Wondering where you are going to sit? We are saving seats for new members at each table so you can meet some of our won-derful members. Stop by the check-in table and let us know so we can seat you.

SHOW AND TELL

Please be sure to sign up for Show and Tell at the check-in table before each meeting. Also please put down how many items you are showing. This allows us to plan the time allo-cated.

Block to Raffle

"In From the Cold" kits will be sold at our December and January guild meetings. We will offer patterns of two of the cup blocks from Kate Spain's 9 block quilt. You may make any of the nine blocks by following this link www..Moda fabrcs.com You may still return your Strippy Pumpkin blocks in December and they will be raffled that day.

Dawn Seaman---563-659-8883 Janice Johnson---563-343-4689

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2018 MVQG Raffle Quilt

“Sweet Hearts and Happy Stars”

2018 Quilt Show Challenge

The 2018 MVQG Quilt Show Challenge will focus on the theme of Sun, Moon, and/or Stars in a quilt piece. Traditional, modern, or art techniques can be employed. No size requirement. Quilt must tie in to any one, or two, or all three aspects of the theme.

Pattern by Kathy Munkelwitz

Machine pieced and hand

appliqued by the Appli-

queens

Terry Austin Eileen Berkman

Ruth Brus Suzi Dale

Paula Hardi

Cathy Jarvis Sue Stone

Jaci Weigandt Carol Youngberg

Quilted by Cathy Jarvis

Tickets will be available soon.

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December 5, 1 & 7 pm: Holiday Potluck and Party. Table service is available or you can bring your own. Bring a dish to share – main dishes, sides, salads, or desserts for the party in the afternoon, but focus on appetizers or desserts for the even-ing festivities. Since there are many requests for your delicious dishes, bring a copy of your recipe or the name of the take-out location where you selected your dish (because we all like secret sources, too). Entertainment includes festive holiday music and a different interactive game this year that does not involve fabric of any kind. If you need a holiday gift for a quilter, MVQG gift certificates will be available at the December meeting. January 2, 1 & 7 pm: UFO Challenge. We know you have unfinished projects lurking everywhere. Challenge yourself to compete some of these projects this year by entering the UFO challenge. You can still sign up at the December meeting! February 6, 1 & 7 pm: Habitat for Humanity Charity Sewing Day - Dedicated to making blocks for Habitat Quilts, out February meeting will be coordinated by Carol Baldry. The MVQG donates a quilt to each Habitat House when it is dedicat-ed. I have written instructions for two quilt blocks. These can be alternated (seams don't have to match) or used as the same block in a quilt. You will need to bring four 2 1/2" strips—two light and two dark. These four strips will be enough for you to make one block of each pattern. The leftovers can all be put together to make scrappy blocks with the same patterns. If weather interferes with the February meeting, Carol would appreciate any blocks that you can make on your own March 6, 1 & 7 pm: Our very own national quilt judge, Carol Brooks, will speak about Quilt Design. April 3: The April meeting features Charlotte Angottii, a nationally and internationally recognized quilt instructor who is known for her sense of humor, her way with color and design, and her laser-cut quilt kits that go together perfectly! Plan Ahead: Charlotte’s most popular class, “Let Me Surprise You,” will be featured on Wednesday, April 4th from 9 to 3

at the Davenport Masonic Center. Charlotte will surprise us with a pre-cut quilt kit and will lead participants through the process of constructing the quilt especially designed for this workshop. Space is limited to 20 participants. To hold your spot, your check for $135 (kit fee $100, class fee $35) is due on the day you sign up (no exceptions). Sign-up will first be available at the January meeting, unless the January meeting is cancelled because of weather. Information about Char-lotte’s second class, which will be held on Thursday, April 5th, will be available at the January meeting.

2018 Great River Quilt Show

Ladies & Gentlemen, I hope you are doing well in completing your UFO's and starting new projects to share at the 2018 Great River Quilt Show. Please help us have another great show and consider making something besides a quilt for the show such as a garment or bag. We have such amazing talent in the Guild. I know that you all will come through with some beautiful things for us to display. I am sorry though to inform everyone that we will not be having the Boutique for this next show. I am also in need of two addi-tional volunteers for the committee. I need someone to be in charge of the ribbons and someone to do the pins for the show. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions. If you have any questions please e-mail me @ ourhut12412@msn.com or call me at home 563-381-3605 or on my cell at 563-349-1853.

Thank you

Dawn Thompson

Quilt Show Chair

PROGRAMS

PinPal Quilters

Shakespeare Stitchers is now PinPal Quilters! Join a fun group with lots of room to spread out and work on your pro-

jects! This group will start out meeting on the third Tuesday of each month. Other dates and times will be discussed as

the group grows. We will not meet in December so mark your calendars for January! Contact Faye Kunz with questions.