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QSC Newsletter Winter 2016
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Quilters of South Carolinawww.quiltersofsc.org
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to providing opportunities for communication, education, and participation;
and to promoting the history, art, and craft of quilt making.
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From the President................... 1
Upcoming Events ..................... 1
QSC Board................................ 2
Spring Into Summer 2017......... 3
Spring Meeting 2017 ................. 2
QSC District News.................... 5
QSC Board News:
Nominating Committee ....... 10
QSC Board MeetingMinutes................................ 10
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FROM THE PRESIDENT….Greetings! I hope this newsletter finds you healthy and happy! A dear friend and Ihad a wonderful day today sewing little dresses for Africa. As quilters, we have somany opportunities to use our time and talents to bring joy and comfort to others.I have witnessed your generous efforts while visiting our guilds. QSC is blessed withan impressive and generous group of quilters.
I know this is a busy time right now getting ready for the holidays – but, don’t forgetto mark your calendars and make plans to attend the QSC Annual Meeting,Saturday, March 25, 2017! We’ll be “Horsing Around in Aiken.” See our website,quiltersofsc.org, for complete details. (And this year class samples for the PieceableRetreat will be there! Yay!)
My thanks to our nominating committee, chaired by Frances Kelley. And many,many thanks to our members who have generously volunteered to serve on the QSCBoard! Look for the nominating committee’s report in this newsletter. We will voteto elect these positions at our Annual Meeting in March. (Which, of course, you’venow added to your calendar – right?)
I am happy to announce Heather Tighe has volunteered and has been appointed2017 Pieceable Retreat Chair. Heather has been very busy this past monthpreparing a wonderful retreat experience for everyone. I’m confident the 2017Pieceable Retreat is going to be fabulous! You won’t want to miss this one!
If you’ve not completed your “For the Birds” challenge, it’s okay, there’s no need topanic! You still have time. Bring it to the Annual Meeting in March where we’llaward another great prize to the viewer’s choice winner! (See the QSC website fordetails).
I’m really looking forward to the holidays. For the first time in too many years, myentire family will be together! I am so excited and grateful. I wish us all a veryMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
See you next year,
Karen Kirkland
UPCOMING EVENTS
Upstate Heritage Quilt Trail ~ Ongoing
Piecemakers and Magic Needle Guilds’ One Stop Shop Hop ~ February 25, 2017
Spring Meeting, 2017 ~ March 25, 2017
Spring Into Summer ~ May 21-24, 2017
Landrum Quilters Quilt Show ~ June 8 – 10, 2017
Palmetto Quilt Guild’s 2018 Quilt Festival ~ March 23 – 25, 2018
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QSC BOARD
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QSC BOARD
ELECTED OFFICERS & BOARD MEMBERS
PRESIDENT ~ Karen Kirkland, Florence(843) 678-8635 ~ [email protected]
* VICE PRESIDENT ~ Veronica Moriarty, Spartanburg(864) 978-1390 ~ [email protected]
* TREASURER ~ Martha Ferguson, Mt. Pleasant(843) 302-1229 ~ [email protected]
RECORDING SECRETARY ~ Corky Ledbetter, Hanahan(843) 767-9540 ~ [email protected]
* MEMBERSHIP CHAIR ~ Sandy Dettinger, Loris(843) 222-7302~ [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR ~ Evelyn Richards, Charleston(843) 926-0835 ~ [email protected]
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES ~ See District Reports
* Elected in Even Years
APPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS
HISTORIAN ~ Amanda Brown, Greenwood(864) 993-4117 ~ [email protected]
2017 PIECEABLE RETREAT CHAIR ~Heather Tighe, Hampstead (NC)
(910) 465-4910 ~ [email protected]
PUBLICITY ~ Lynn Baker, Heath Springs(803) 273-9611 ~ [email protected]
SPRING INTO SUMMER CHAIR ~ Anita Bowen, Columbia(803) 799-9133 ~ [email protected]
2017 SPRING MEETING CHAIR ~ Susan Congdon, Aiken(803) 649-3698 ~ [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT ~ Karen Kendo, Harleyville(843) 462-2011 ~ [email protected]
REGISTRAR ~ Darlene Roberts, Greer(864) 616-2835 ~ [email protected]
WAYS & MEANS ~ June Fish, Gaston(803) 755-3176 ~ [email protected]
WEBMASTER ~ Tracey Wallace, Columbia(803) 397-4996 ~ [email protected]
THE QSC NEWSLETTER is the quarterly newsletterfor members of the Quilters of South Carolina, anonprofit organization. The QSC Newsletter ispublished four times a year.
Although every effort has been made to providetimely and accurate information, Quilters of SouthCarolina shall have no liability to any person orentity with respect to liability, loss, or damagecaused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectlyby the information contained in this newsletter.This publication is intended to provide generalizedinformation only and not to render professionaladvice.
If you are interested in becoming a vendor at thefall retreat or spring meeting, you must be a QSCmember in good standing and must haveadvertised in a QSC publication (newsletter ordirectory) in the 12 months prior to the event.
The next issue is Spring 2017. The deadline forsubmitting ads and articles for the next newsletteris February 5, 2017. All advertising fees must beincluded with any submitted advertising. QuiltShops, Professional Quilt Instructors, and Long-arm Quilt service providers may place ads in theQSC Newsletter at a cost of:
-- ADVERTISING RATES --Business Card ~ $15 / issueQuarter Page ~ $30 / issue
Half Page ~ $50 / issue
Please email camera-ready ad in *.pdf, *.doc, *.jpgor *.gif format, indicating ad size and number ofissues, to: [email protected].
Send check, made payable to QSC, to:
Evelyn RichardsQSC Newsletter Editor16 Yeadon Ave.
Charleston, SC 29407
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SPRING INTO SUMMER 2017!
Mark your calendar for the 2017 Spring IntoSummer Event May 21-24, 2017!Registration information will be sent in earlyspring! Any questions, please e-mail me [email protected].
Anita Bowen, Spring Into Summer 2017 Chair
2017 SPRING MEETING
District III is proud to be hosting the Quiltersof South Carolina annual spring meeting onMarch 25, 2017 in Aiken. We hope you willjoin us at Odell Weeks Activity Center (1700Whiskey Road, Aiken) as we will be “HorsingAround in Aiken.” Our speaker, ChristineBarnes, will be presenting her lecture “Color,Color, Color” as well as two workshops,“Urban Ombré” on Friday and “TransparentSquares” on Sunday. In addition, we willhave vendors, Pieceable Retreat classsamples, raffle baskets, a buffet lunch, as wellas other fun activities.
Aiken has an interesting history which youcan learn about in an optional Fridayafternoon trolley tour. You will hear aboutsome of the famous names that have spenttime here as well as how horses continue to bean integral part of life. We are also proud ofour thriving downtown with its assortment ofshops and restaurants. Plan on spendingsome time exploring the area.
We have reserved a block of rooms at theClarion Inn & Suites, 155 Colony Parkway,just 1.5 miles from the meeting location. Toreserve a room at the $75 double rate, call(803) 648-0999. Please reserve by February 28to receive the special rate. There are manyother fine hotels in the area and werecommend that you reserve early as theSpring Steeplechase is being held the sameweekend.
Susan Congdon, Spring Meeting 2017 Chair
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DISTRICT NEWS
The following are reports from quilt guilds throughout the State. For additional information on address,contact information, meeting dates, and locations, please view these details on the QSC website:http://www.quiltersofsc.org.
DISTRICT I
ANDERSON, GREENVILLE, OCONEE, PICKENS
Representative: Susan Perham, Simpsonville(864) 918-4445 ~ [email protected]
Sorry – No District I information available.
DISTRICT II
CHEROKEE, CHESTER, LANCASTER,SPARTANBURG, UNION, YORK
Representative: Renee Dugan, Inman(864) 607-2332 ~ [email protected]
Landrum Quilters, Gowensville. Save the Date(s) - 2017Quilt Show - June 8th, 9th, and 10th.
Piecemakers, Heath Springs. Our members are workingon a guild challenge: Jacob’s Ladder, how many wayscan you design a quilt using this wonderful, traditionalblock. You can make it modern, mini or traditional! Weare planning our Christmas meeting, the main feature isof course, food! We will also be hosting Anita and VernBowen as speakers early next year. Finally we are in themidst of planning our annual One Stop Shop Hop to beheld February 25th 2017 at USC Lancaster’s Bradleyarts and Sciences Building form 9 am - 4 pm.
The Piedmont Piecers Quilt Guild, Spartanburg, have allbeen working very hard creating some beautiful QOVquilts for some extraordinary individuals. At theNovember meeting they will present 5 veterans thesebeautiful creations. The annual challenge, Idioms ofColor, was unveiled in September. The winner wasSabrina Meyer with her interpretation of “seeing theworld through rose colored glasses.” Who doesn’t havescraps? In October there was a round robin presentationon how to utilize scraps. December is the holiday potluckwith the reveal of Secret Piecers Sisters. To see more ofwhat the Piedmont Piecers have been doing check outtheir web site, www.piedmontpiecers.org.
DISTRICT III
ABBEVILLE, AIKEN, EDGEFIELD, GREENWOOD,LAURENS, MCCORMICK, NEWBERRY, SALUDA
Representative: Susan Congdon, Aiken(803) 649-3698 ~ [email protected]
The Berry Patchers, Newberry, elected Dianne Bradley asits new President beginning September. Member, SandySchaefer, presented the October meeting program withinteresting facts about the history of quilting and sharedher techniques for quilted window treatments. InNovember a representative from Lexington Museumpresented a wonderful program on Dutch Fork Quiltsand brought several antique Dutch Fork made quilts forclose observation to the guild meeting. TheBerryPatchers will celebrate Christmas at the Decembermeeting with fun, food, fellowship, and exchange ofhandmade Christmas ornaments. We look forward to abusy year beginning 2017 with Lou Anne Byars startingthe year by teaching the guild members how to make abeautiful jacket using scraps of fabrics and a sweat shirt.The Berry Patchers of Newberry meet the first Thursdayof the month at Summer Memorial Lutheran Church at1609 Milligan Street at 6:00 pm. Guests are welcomedand encouraged.
Carolina Pine Quilters, Aiken. We had another beautifulshowing of quilts at our annual quilt show. Held at theAiken County Historical Museum, the show is hung forthree weeks each November. Our November guildmeeting was a celebration of quilts as some of the majorribbon winners shared their inspiration and techniques.We will finish out the year with our holiday party andstart off the new year with a celebration of birthdays.There be a hostess for each month who will provide alittle pattern to those who share her birth month. It willbe a fun way to get to know each other better. We arealso looking forward to having the 2017 QSC SpringMeeting in Aiken on March 25. Carolina Pine Quiltersmeet the second Monday of the month at 7pm at TrinityMethodist Church, Whiskey Road in Aiken. Visitors arewelcome.
The Emerald City Quilters, Greenwood, donated 13 quiltsto the Coronaca Fire Department. The quilters spentthis year creating the lap sized quilts for their annualphilanthropy project. The quilts can be given to families
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who experience a house fire. Hopefully it will be a littlecomfort to those who have experienced the damage of afire. The quilters hope the warmth of a quilt will be thatof a hug in their time of need. Emerald City meets thefirst Saturday at 10 am at the old Coronaca FireDepartment. The third Saturday they meet to work onphilanthropy projects.
Loose Threads Quilting Guild, Clinton. The guild has beenvery busy this year. We have been making bags,pillowcases and small quilts for a local project calledHeart Strings which helps families that have fosterchildren placed with them. Our Vice President, KimRomano, has had us busy with a mystery quilt and acrayon challenge. Many of us have been completingUFOs for a UFO challenge. One of our fund raisingprojects has been making table runners that we will beselling at the local craft fairs in our area. We are a smallguild but we have fun! Loose Threads meets the thirdThursday at Broad Street Methodist Church in Clinton.They can be contacted via email:[email protected].
The Piedmont Piecers Quilt Guild, Spartanburg, have allbeen working very hard creating some beautiful QOVquilts for some extraordinary individuals. At theNovember meeting they will present 5 veterans thesebeautiful creations. The annual challenge, Idioms ofColor, was unveiled in September. The winner wasSabrina Meyer with her interpretation of “seeing theworld through rose colored glasses.” Who doesn’t havescraps? In October there was a round robin presentationon how to utilize scraps. December is the holiday potluckwith the reveal of Secret Piecers Sisters. To see more ofwhat the Piedmont Piecers have been doing check outtheir web site, www.piedmontpiecers.org.
DISTRICT IV
CALHOUN, FAIRFIELD, KERSHAW, LEXINGTON,ORANGEBURG, RICHLAND
Representative: Jeanette Jeffrey, Orangeburg(803) 64-6357 ~ [email protected]
Devine Quilters of SC, Columbia, have been very busyworking group on their projects. We will meet inDecember the third Monday night at 7pm. In Januarywe will meet 4th Monday night, 6pm social hour, then 7to 9 pm regular meeting new place is First PresbyterianChurch, 1420 Lady St. at corner of Lady and Bull Street.Contact Joyce Greer, [email protected], for programinformation and directions to the church.
Edisto Drive Sisters. We are working on our quilts anddeciding a charity that we may want to do. We have
decided to meet 4th Monday of the month, at 10 am.Contact Jeanette Jeffrey, 803-664-6357.
Every Thursday Quilters, Orangeburg, resumed meetingafter summer break. Members started their version ofPrairie Flowers Encode by John Morton. KristjanaHartzog presented informative program on several waysto English Paper Piece. Oct busy working at OrangeburgCounty Fair, with lovely displays of 60+ quilts from localguilds. November we had great demo tips fordisappearing NINE and four patch quilts by GeorgeAnne Rast. December is party month, with loads of funand activities. We are pleased to welcome 2 newmembers and extending invitations to any quilterwishing to join an afternoon group, on the first Thursdayeach month. For more information you can contactLinda Coleman at (803) 383-4044.
The Greater Columbia Quilters, Columbia, has been busywith doing blocks and their charity projects.
Lake Marion Piecemakers, Elloree/Santee. Currently 26members, we will be celebrating 24 great years oflaughter, love, tears, and learning Quilting in February2017. They have been a blitz to make charities quilts forlocal orphanage for Christmas distribution. Oct meetingwas cancelled due to Matthew’s blowing thru it blew outour lights for quite a while. Presently member EttaBitterman demonstrated a padded Christmas wreathtable mat. Ellen Manson reviewed examples of color &how to plan your future color work. Everyone in thegroup is working together to do the donation quilt fornext year. It is now finished. The quilt will be on exhibitat Orangeburg County Fair 2017. It’s a beautifulpineapple queen quilt. Tickets are now ready to be sold.And we will sell at different venues. Contact DorothyHaines.
The Logan Lap Quilters of Metropolitan Columbia arebusy working on different projects, one of them QOV.
Orangeburg Quilters Guild, Orangeburg, meet the thirdThursday of the month at the Council of Aging, 2570 St.Matthew Road, Orangeburg. In November we will haveDonna Rawson teaching Eleanor Burn pattern “whole inthe wall”, December Christmas party luncheon. Andmaking quilts for disability and neefs. due in December,this is our year’s project every member has to make atleast one a year. For more information contact VickiMcCormick at (803) 531-3714.
Palmetto Quilters, Columbia, meet 4th Monday of themonth except for December at Seven Oaks RecreationCenter. We have about 30 members, we make QOV,have challenges, show and tell, lots of classes andspeakers. Next meet in November 28th, which will be
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our annual Christmas potluck luncheon with show andtell. Contact Rhea Metcalf, 770-712-5465.
Quacky Quilters. This is a new Guild. George Ann Rastis the contact person 803-492-3201. The group put in thecounty fair one design quilt, but each of them was adifferent color pallet! Oh, you would have thought theywere all different but not; strange how colors can changethe eye view of a quilt.
Quilters of Kershaw County, Camden. Outreach quilts forShrine hospital, Kershaw County DSS kids for Fosterchildren and quilts of Valor. We have a retreat February2nd Thursday 5th, 2017 Camp Longridge, Ridgeway SC(quilting in paradise). June lunch and silent auction sale.We have 3 bees that meet monthly. Kershaw Fine ArtsCenter has seasonal hangings 4 or 5 times a year withabout 12 to 15 pieces. Contact Nancy Smith, 803-438-4324.
South Carolina Longarm Group meets on the thirdSaturday of every odd numbered month. We meet atGreen Hill Baptist Church in West Columbia. Ourmembers are South Carolina Residents that quilt onrails, whether that be for fun or profit. We havemembers of our group that are both beginners andlongtime professionals. We invite all who meet themembership criteria to join us. They can contact me,Joyce Greer, for additional information. My email [email protected] and my studio phone is (803) 776-5801.
Starlight Quilters, Orangeburg, are busy working on theirprojects. Contact Kim Birchmore, 803-707-4192.
Threads of Time Quilt Guild of Lexington. Busy, had afantastic auction, working on their charities. ContactCarol Moore, 803-622-1004.
Now for a few announcements:
YOU ARE INVITED to an open house for quilters.Official Quilts Of Valor House, Raynor Drive, St.Matthews, Sunday, December 4, 2016 from 2 to 4 pm.
District IV February Quilt Party. More informationcoming in December. Will send out invitations toPresidents of Guilds.
DISTRICT V
CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, DARLINGTON, DILLON,FLORENCE, GEORGETOWN, HORRY, LEE, MARION,
MARLBORO, SUMTER, WILLIAMSBURG
Representative: Frances Kelley, Hartsville(843) 332-8020 ~ [email protected]
Coastal Carolina Quilters, Surfside Beach. As I writetoday, it moves me to reflect on these last few months.Our group over here at the beach, is just amazing. Theladies worked so hard again in August, and we havedelivered some many beautiful gifts of charity to peoplethat are in a need of some help. And last month thatterrible hurricane came through here and delivered a lotof destruction. Keeping the wonderful people of SouthCarolina in our thoughts and prayers. It seems we willalways have work for our hands to do. We will soon startto see some of our snow birds coming south. Please travelsafely, we want all of you back here with us, safe andsound.
Horry County Quilters / Conway Guild, Conway. Busytime for our group! First we are all thankful that wesurvived hurricane Matthew, most with minimal or nodamage, though a few with some serious issues, as of thiswriting. We began the summer with an Amish Quiltclass, taught by Maureen from Quilting at the Beach!Several interesting interpretations of this pattern! DianaLorenz taught a Make & Take session on sewing machinemats, in September. Patrice Keating has been organizingmany projects into a book for MAKE & TAKES for thenext few years! The member who donated the projectwill be leading the make and take session in 2017! BarbVanDenburgh gave the guild a challenge to make 50Pink Breast Cancer pillows for the oncology center inMurrells Inlet ( to be given to patients). We beat herexpectation by making 104 pillows, which she took to thecenter by the first of Oct. Two Quiltlet challenges weregiven to the group, one with leftover birthday blocks /create a Quiltlet from the block . . . then several pieces ofjuvenile fabrics, panels and baby flannels were given outwith the goal to return the next month with thecompleted Quiltlet. These challenges, along with themany more made by members, has our Quiltletdonations to 375 YTD. QOVF award cases have beengiven to MB Shorebirds and awarded locally with ourown ceremonies, now totaling 191. We awarded 14veterans their QOV in October at a ceremony at CarolinaGardens Assisted Living Center. Deanna Holter was MCand several members assisted! Animal beds (a way torecycle sewing scraps) being donated to Horry CountyAnimal Shelter has now surpassed 150! Each monthPatsy Ray collects and delivers to the shelter. With the
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aftermath of the hurricane, many more animals havetaken residence at the shelter, and the beds have been ahelp to them! Jeanie Bellinger and Patrice Keating areworking with Charity Quilts. We have decided to splitour resources, giving quilts on a one timerequest/donation and to sustain two local charities,Fostering Hope and Coastline Center. Karen Morey andthe T-Shirt Quilt gang finished their challenge project forSC Senior Retreat . . . however the retreat was cancelleddue to the hurricane! The quilt will be held until the newretreat date is chosen. Round Robin wrapped up inOctober, with original center block owners receivingtheir quilt tops back to add the finishing touches for thebig reveal of these masterpieces in November!!! KathyWorthing introduced a new contest to members;designing a logo to represent our guild. Voting for thebest design will take place in December and the big revealwill be at the January meeting! We are looking forwardto our Annual Christmas Luncheon with our sister groupfrom Little River! This year’s challenge is “America theBeautiful,” blocks for QOVF, to make quilts duringNational Sew Day in February! This will be an HorryCounty Quilters joint sew-in!
Little River Quilters, Little River, have been busy this fall.In August, Anita Grossman Solomon’s Arrowhead blocktechnique was presented. It’s a wonderful block thatlooks much more difficult than it is. We made sampleblocks in a 6” size to make small table mats. Theinformation to make blocks ranging in size from 3 1/2” to14” was also provided. In September, LRQ memberslearned how to make a Magic Wallet / Coin Purse. A veryversatile wallet to use for store cards, guild cards, giftcards, or even as a wallet to put in your pocket.October’s meeting to make the Spicy Swirl table runnerwas cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew. It has beenrescheduled to next year. We are also finishing up theraffle quilt we are donating to the Teen Angels programin North Myrtle Beach.
The Our Lady of the Sea Quilters, Myrtle Beach, haverecently held their craft fair, Crafting By the Sea. Duringthe year they have produced many quilted items to besold for the benefit of charity.
October for the Peaceful Piece Makers of Mechanicsville,was great! A group of our members delivered to ourcounty police department many blankets for thehomeless people that our police see on our streets, with apillow, pillow case, and a health care kit enclosed in it.Next they delivered many Hospice bibs to the FlorenceHospice people, then they moved to the Cancer floor ofMcLeod’s where they gave them Cancer hats and pillowsto go under the Breast Cancer patients. The last place
they went was to the Florence House of Hope, andhanded out many, many blankets for the people there.All year long we have been sewing to give to these groupsof people. It gives us such great joy to give to peoplewhat our humble hands have made.
Stitches of Love Quilt Ministry, Sumter, continues tomake and donate baby quilts to The crisis Pregnancycenters in Sumter, to new parents who attend parentingclasses at Shaw Air Force Base and to ill children at thelocal hospital. We also make comfort caps for ladies wholose their hair due to chemo treatments or other illnesses.We have adopted a nearby nursing home and will takelap quilts and adult clothing protectors to them inDecember. Our ministry is located at Alice Drive BaptistChurch but we welcome anyone in Sumter and nearbycommunities to join us. We meet the second Saturday ofeach month at 10 am. For more information, call LindaCox at 803-464-6892.
Swamp Fox Quilters, Florence, enjoyed a lecture/demo byour own Rita Studdard on making chenille in September.We also got together for a work day for Quilts of Valor.In October, Heather Tighe provided a very informativeand much needed presentation on how to organize oursewing spaces. The following day she taught her“Knotty Baskets” class. Once again we held our annualChristmas Bazaar and auction. It’s always a lot fun! Wealso got to celebrate Tish’s birthday and got a visit fromher “cowboy.” If you were at the QSC Piecable Retreat,you got to see him! We wish you all a wonderful holidayseason!
DISTRICT VI
ALLENDALE, BAMBERG, BARNWELL, BEAUFORT,COLLETON, HAMPTON, JASPER
Representative: Pamela Brown, Ridgeland(843) 726-3636 ~ [email protected]
Maye River Quilt Guild, Bluffton, reached the centurymark, accepting our 100th member this Fall. MRQ chosethe Embrace project as our yearly charitable interest. Sofar, over 50 quilts have been delivered to four nursinghomes in the Bluffton and Beaufort areas. We are ontrack to hand out approximately 150 quilts by the end ofour guild year. MRQ held its first ever quilt show, a“Miniature and Small Quilts” show in conjunction withthe Bluffton Arts and Seafood Festival on Saturday,October 22nd. Over 90 quilts measuring 130” in diameteror less were entered and approximately 400 visitors castvotes for “Best of Show.” Lynn O’Neal’s quilt made foran Ugly Quilt Contest was the winner, hands down. Thescraps are coming to MRQ! Both Bonnie Hunter andAugusta Cole will come for workshops in the next few
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months. We were lucky to piggy back with the two areaguilds for an additional workshop by Bonnie, who has avery tight schedule! August Cole will present a lectureand a workshop.
DISTRICT VII
BERKELEY, CHARLESTON, DORCHESTER
Representative: Sheila Moore, Summerville(843) 870-9151 ~ [email protected]
Cobblestone Quilters Guild, Charleston. In September, wehosted Donna Royson from Blythewood, SC for a lectureentitled “My Quilting Journey.” Donna is a certifiedEleanor Burns Quilt In a Day instructor. She also taughtthe Hole in the Wall class. In October, our own member,Karen Kendo, gave a lecture and showed quilts as shetold her journey from having trouble in Home Ec tobeing an award winning quilter. Carol Jaynes, a certifiedJudy Neimeyer instructor also visited and taught a class.November brought a time to give thanks. Membersbrought in donations for the Florence Crittenton Homeand the Charleston Animal Society. Members madequilts all year for these two organizations. The winner ofthe President’s challenge was chosen by a viewer’s choicevote. Members that wanted to participate in thePresident’s Challenge were given paint chips and theyhad a make a small quilt using those colors. We also hada Quilters Day Out where participants could work ontheir own projects. December will be our Holiday PotLuck dinner celebration. Members that participated inthe UFO challenge will be recognized. January will bringnew officers, new speakers and classes.
Island Quilters Guild, Charleston. The Island Quiltersmoved to a new meeting location which allowed anincrease in membership to 90. These new spaces werequickly filled. The community service projects for thisyear were pillow cases for MUSC Children’s Hospital andtwin size bed quilts for Eagle Harbor, a boys foster home.To date, we have completed over 600 pillowcases and 25quilts. The quilts will be presented just before Christmas.Patricia Hopkins made beautiful labels for each of thequilts. In September, we had a work day for the EagleHarbor quilts. At our second meeting, Karen Fitzpatrickgave a lecture on a quilt as you go technique using yoursewing machine. A group also enjoyed a fun retreat outat Camp St. Christopher. Our October workday had tobe cancelled because of Hurricane Matthew. At oursecond meeting, Nancy O’Neal showed how to make thefold and stitch wreaths. Our November work day was afun time to start getting in the holiday spirit. Terry Newand Holly Hull showed how to embellish gift bags andname tags with fabric and how to make felt ornaments.All supplies were available for members to make thesealso. At our second meeting, Lisa Kister and SheilaMoore did a program on machine appliqué techniques.December will be our Holiday pot luck luncheon andparty with lots of fun and games. Courtney Wilsondonated a lovely quilt to be raffled. The proceeds will beused to purchase a sewing machine and sewing suppliesto be donated to “Food for the Poor.” Each month wecontinue to do a fat quarter raffle, quilters treasures andfriendship blocks. Members also share tips andtechniques that they learn.
Palmetto Quilt Guild’s 2018 Quilt FestivalMarch 23 – 25, 2018
Hilton Head Island Beach and Tennis Resort;40 Folly Field Road, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Friday & Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm;Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm
www.palmettoquiltguild.org
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QSC BOARD NEWS….
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The QSC nominating committee proposes the following slate of QSC Officers to be nominated forelection at the Spring Meeting on March 25, 2017:
President ~ Lynn BakerRecording Secretary ~ Joyce GreerNewsletter Editor ~ Brandee LewisDistrict I Rep. ~ Lynn ParkerDistrict III Rep. ~ Paula BrownDistrict V Rep. ~ Harriet WhitlockDistrict VII Rep. ~ Susan Alberto
Submitted by the Nomination Committee: Frances Kelley, Chairman; Sandra Baker, and Karen Kendo.
QUILTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA BOARD MEETING
AUGUST 27, 2016, CAYCE, SCIn attendance: Lynn Baker, Anita Bowen, Pam Brown, Susan Congdon, Verity Creekmore, Sandy Dettinger, MarthaFerguson, June Fish, Jeanette Jeffrey, Cheryl Keith, Frances Kelley, Karen Kirkland, Corky Ledbetter, Renee Dugan,Sheila Moore, Veronica Moriarty, Susan Perham, Darlene Roberts, Tracey Wallace
President, Karen Kirkland, called the meeting to order at 10:00 am.
The minutes from the June 4, 2016 Board Meeting were approved as published on the board Yahoo group.
President – Karen Kirkland. Karen announced that the new QSC date at the State Fair is Friday, October 14, 2016. If youneed passes, contact Anita Bowen. If you email Anita, make sure you put ‘State Fair’ in the subject line so the email doesnot get missed.
We are still looking for someone to make and/or donate the 2017 scholarship quilt.
Karen announced that the Nominating Committee for 2017 will be:
Frances Kelley, ChairpersonSandra BakerKaren Kendo
The positions up for election and appointment are:
PresidentRecording SecretaryNewsletter EditorDistrict Representatives for Districts I, III, V, and VII
Please let Frances know if you are interested in a position or have recommendations for potential candidates.
Vice President – Veronica Moriarty. Christine Barnes from California is the Spring Meeting speaker. Veronica passed aroundinformation on her various workshops for review and comment. Spring Meeting 2018 will be held in District IV. Please giveVeronica suggestions for possible speakers.
Treasurer – Martha Ferguson. Martha distributed the current Profit and Loss statement and asked for any corrections orcomments. New expense reimbursement forms were passed out and Martha advised that a fillable PDF version is now onthe Yahoo group site.
Secretary. No report
Membership – Sandy Dettinger. We currently have 568 paid members, 51 of whom are new to QSC.
Newsletter – Karen Kirkland for Evelyn Richards. The newsletter will be out within the next week.
Registrar – Darlene Roberts. Registration for Pieceable Retreat went fairly smoothly. 200 people are signed up (whichincludes vendors and teachers) and 180 are taking classes.
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A lengthy discussion was had on the positives and negatives of the Constant Contact registration system. The biggestdrawback is that the system does not produce enrollment reports in a format that is useful to us. Martha Ferguson willconsult with her son, who runs a software company, about possibly creating a personalized program for QSC.
Ways and Means – June Fish. The project boxes for retreat have arrived. June will deliver the boxes to White Oak theweekend before retreat. She is planning to order more QSC car decals and, pursuant to a suggestion from a member of theboard, will look into QSC luggage tags.
Publicity – Lynn Baker. Lynn has received all of the publicity materials and asked that she be contacted if you need any.Anita Bowen will take a supply of promotional materials to QSC day at the State Fair.
Website – Tracey Wallace. Tracey will be doing an update of the site this week. Please let her know if you have any quiltshow information for the site. In order to avoid having to purchase clipart, she is asking that members send photos of theirown quilt blocks that she can publish on the page. Please be aware of any potential copyright infringement when sendingher photos. She is also looking for photos from guild meetings to share.
Historian. No report
Pieceable Retreat – Cheryl Keith. Now that registration is complete, Cheryl is reworking the budget. Classroom assignmentswill be sent to the teachers soon. They have already received the class lists and have been asked to contact their studentsfor any questions or further instructions. Two classes failed to reach the required enrollment numbers.
Cheryl is working on the event schedule. The plan is to make the evenings less meeting-like and more social. We will stillhave show and tell and door prizes, but otherwise will be less structured.
A masseuse will be in attendance as will a scissors sharpening service.
Michelle Eno from The Longarm Network in Greenville will have a longarm at retreat and will quilt charity quilts duringretreat. To prevent receiving more quilts than can be handled during the weekend, you must advise Michelle that you arebringing a quilt top.
Cheryl asked that board members be present at 4:00 on Wednesday afternoon in order to stuff the project boxes. A boxeddinner will be provided that evening.
We are reminded to ask all the guilds to provide door prizes.
Spring Meeting – Susan Congdon. Amanda Brown has created a great logo for the Spring Meeting. Susan is working onsetting up a Friday afternoon trolley tour of Aiken and will have information available at Pieceable Retreat on other funthings to do in Aiken. We are reminded that the board should be providing items related to the “Horsing Around in Aiken”theme for the basket to be given away at Retreat.
Spring into Summer – Anita Bowen. The dates for 2017 are May 21-25. Registration will begin in March.
New Business
Patty Cline of Quilters Gallery asked if QSC is interested in hanging a quilt show in connection with their vending event tobe held in Columbia in July. Anita Bowen and Lynn Baker will jointly look into the feasibility of doing such a show andwill report back to the board.
Old Business
Christina Kelly of The Hobbs Group in Columbia will conduct a full audit of the QSC books. It’s anticipated that it willtake about 25-30 hours of work at a cost of approximately $100 per hour.
While a great deal of the materials donated by the Tennessee Quilters for flood victims has been distributed, there are stillsome items in the storage building. Contact Karen Kirkland if your guild can use these materials for charity work.
The Scholarship Quilt was to be given to Anita Bowen who will then deliver it to District VII.
The District Representatives gave their reports and Show and Tell was held.
The next meeting date will be announced at a later time.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:15.
Respectfully submitted, Corky Ledbetter, Secretary
Winter 2016 QSC Newsletter
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