May MEETING
May 8, 2007
7:00 P.M.
FairbornSeniorCenter
325 N. Third Street
Fairborn, Ohio
878-4141
Visitors Welcome
Notice: Meetings will be cancelled if Fairborn schools are closed.
St. Theresa’s Textile Trove:
Trunk Show Sure to Tempt!
I am so excited about St. Theresa’s Textile Trove coming to our guild again. They are located in Cincinnati and have a very unique shop. If you appreciate the unusual and hard-to-find, this is the store to visit. Their fabrics, beads, jewelry making, trims and buttons are so different and come from all over the world. They also have classes in beading, sewing, fabric dying, and some knitting.
They have moved from their Over-the-Rhine location to the College Hill neighborhood. Their new address is 5846 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati. Go to their website ( for some really neat browsing.
And don’t forget to bring your wallet to May’s meeting. They will be bringing along some goodies to tempt us.
Susan Hill
Vice President
426-4740
A Note from the President
With 38 people currently signed on to the guild’s Stash Busters Challenge and lots of time for more people to jump into the game, with an astonishing array of beautiful quilts started by the 92 people at the guild retreat, with members having gone to the Chicago quilt show and Paducah for inspiration we should have a great show of our own in May of 2008!
This message is to encourage every one of our members to participate in the upcoming guild quilt show. The wonder of our exhibit is the great variety of style and color and skill levels displayed. The viewing public is every bit as attracted to a beginner’s quilt as to an heirloom masterpiece. Each of us has a valuable contribution to make as we teach the community at large that quilting thrives in the MiamiValley.
April was a very busy month for workshops and travel. May is prime time to produce!
All this we do for the love of quilting,
Ron Lundquist
President, 294-7844
The Sally F. Kerr Memorial Retreat Fund
Bill Kerr was pleased that Sally’s “spot” at retreat was used and enjoyed and would like to continue this generous gift in Sally’s memory. I received the letter below from him about Sally and her journey in quilting. It’s a “window” to see how personal, and how much thought and love goes into the quilts we make for the people we care for. It involves more than fabric and sewing; quilts come from the heart. Bill certainly understood Sally’s passion for quilting and the pleasure she enjoyed creating her quilts!
Bill has made a generous donation to establish a fund so that a “quilter that otherwise would not be able to go to retreat” would be able to be there. I think as quilters, we tend to be generous and kind and those who wish could donate to this fund to keep it going strong into the future. A committee is being formed to develop some guidelines and these funds will be dedicated to “a quilter in need” having the opportunity to attend retreat in Sally’s memory per her husband, Bill’s request. Thank you Bill for such a touching tribute to your wife!
There will be a display of some of Sally’s quilt’s at the May meeting. Also a picture of her, so if you need to put a face with a name that will help. So often we know faces and not names.
I feel fortunate to be part of this guild of quilters. See you at the meeting.
Diane McLane
Sally's Quilts and Retreat 4 March 2007
W. R. Kerr
Sally’s first quilt was a crib quilt made for our eldest granddaughter, Abbie, born in 1988. It had a teddy bear holding balloons on it. She made a similar quilt in different colors for Abbie's cousin, Sarah, born six weeks later. By the time Sarah's sister, Sydney, was born in 1992 a more skilled Gramma made an elaborate Carousel Horse quilt.
Sally had two nieces: Megan, the eldest and a rebel, called when she was in graduate school in Arizona to say she had gotten married over the weekend. Bridget, the proper one, planned her marriage months in advance and made sure Aunt Sally knew the date almost as soon as she did. Bridget's marriage quilt was finished in time for the wedding. At that wedding, Megan wondered why she hadn't gotten a marriage quilt and Bridget explained the need to plan ahead. Aunt Sally started immediately on a quilt for Megan.
Megan's son and two daughters got baby quilts. Bridget's first son got one as well. When Bridget's second son was born in January of 2007 Sally apologized for not being able to make a quilt because of the neuropathy in her hands, but said there was one that had belonged to Sally's brother, the baby's grandfather, that she would send. One of my current tasks is to find, identify and send that quilt.
During the awful days of chemotherapy in 1993, Sally worked on what she called her "Sanity Quilt". This was finished and given to our daughter, Jenny. Most of the quilts were given away. I regret that I don't have a complete list and must work with the family to make one.
For Abbie's high school graduation Sally made "Abbie's Music Quilt" embroidered with all the instruments Abbie played and with the notes of two of their favorite pieces. Since Abbie and Sally were the only two in the family who read music, this was their secret code. This quilt won an "Honorable Mention" in the 2006 Miami Valley Quilt show. Sally loved all three of her granddaughters but she and Abbie had a special relationship, one that I envied: each thought the other was the neatest or coolest, depending on which generation you came from, person she knew.
Sally learned to sew, but not to quilt from her mother, Marion Bassett Fuller, who learned from her mother, Mabel Thurston Bassett. Both of these ladies must have been involved in quilting at one time because Sally inherited a number of quilt pieces. There was a "Sunbonnet Sue" quilt and a quilt of 1930's squares made with pieces from Sally's mother. Sarah's graduation quilt was made of "Dresden Plates" from Grandma Bassett. There was another quilt in the 2006 Quilt show made from "Dresden Plates" from that quilter's grandmother. I suggested to Sally that, since Sarah's quilt won a prize and the other hadn't, she had done a better job. "No', said Sally, "my grandmother chose better colors than her grandmother."
Sally's last quilt was a graduation quilt for Sydney, the youngest granddaughter. The top, a rearing horse in silhouette backed by colors I've seen in the sunrise, was finished. Sydney is deeply into horses, perhaps brought on by the Carousel Horse quilt which Sydney always insisted was simply her "horse quilt." Sally was troubled by the quilt back because she was faced with the usual quilter's dilemma of not having enough of the fabric she favored. She planned to take it to retreat this year and get some advice on piecing it and help pinning it. I kept telling her Sydney wouldn't graduate till 2010 and that she had lots of time. She knew better. Sally's friend, Kathy Bean took the quilt to retreat and she and some of Sally's other friends sorted it out; Kathy has agreed to finish the quilt.
As nearly as I can determine, Sally first went to retreat in 1995. She looked forward to retreat every year and it was always the first thing entered on each year's new kitchen calendar. We planned to go to Hawaii when she was able - we didn't make it. I pointed out once that February was probably the best time to leave Ohio for a tropical climate. Sally said that would be fine as long as it didn't conflict with retreat.
I must admit that when I suggested the guild find someone to take Sally's place my conscious motive was not to be bothered with another detail. But it seems likely that the offer was a manifestation of some of the subliminal training I underwent during the fifty nine years we were together, more than fifty three of marriage. Sally would have been immensely pleased that she was responsible for a "special quilter in need" being able to attend retreat. I would like to see the practice continued and would like to contribute enough to a fund to support it for at least ten years. It would be nice if the fund could be named for Sally F. Kerr. It was, after all, her idea.
May 3rd Tuesday Stitch-In
The evening stitch-in held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.will be held May 15th at Mindy Marik’s home. The address is 12627 Little Richmond, Brookville. Her telephone number is 687-1867.
Please call Mindy for directions and to let her know you’ll be coming. Enjoy an evening with friends and get some of your quilting and piecing done!
WelcomeNew Members
For your information, there is currently 192 members in our guild and 80 attended the April meeting.
Debbie Besl*
4232 Williamsport
Beavercreek, OH45430
937-427-4349
*Renewal
Please make the following change to your roster:
Mary Ann Luebcke
937-426-6505
Sunshine News
If you hear of a member who could use our support, please call Lee Peterson at 439-7298.
No news is good news! If you hear of a member who could use our support, please give Lee a call.
2007 By-Laws
Notice: The revised by-laws are now available through membership at guild meetings. They may be picked up at our regular meeting. The document also is available on the M<VQG website.
Treasurer’s Report
Submitted by Sandy Hartz, Treasurer
For period March 1 – 31, 2007
BEGINNING BALANCE $17,629.00
INCOME
Membership 535.00
Winter Retreat 188.00
Door Prize Box 50.28
TOTAL INCOME $773.28
EXPENSES
Newsletter
Printing (February) 88.00
Printing (March) 70.40
Winter Retreat Refunds (4) 370.00
Postage (Corresponding Sec.) 7.80
Membership Roster (print) 46.70
Quiltropolis Guild Mbr. Renewal 11.00
NQA Guild Mbr. Renewal 20.00
Fairborn Senior Center 175.00
Stacey Robinson (Setup 2 mos) 100.00
Speaker (Sue Spargo) 501.60
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,391.00
ENDING BALANCE $17,011.00
No guild meeting was held in February due to bad weather, therefore, printing and senior center expenses for February are reflected in March report.
Quilt Shows
April 19th – June 16th
AullwoodAudubonCenter’s 15th Annual Art Quilt Exhibit
Fiber artists from all over the world will be submitting their vision of “Golden Moments in Nature”, the theme chosen for this year’s juried show to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the founding of AullwoodAudubonCenter and Farm. Hours are Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: adults (18 and over) $4; children, $2; and under 3 is free.
May 18th and 19th
WayneCounty Extension Homemakers
Held at the RaperCenter at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Rd., NorthRichmond, Ind. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on May 18th and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 19th. Admission is $5. Vendors are welcome. Call Marcia Jeffers at 765-488-0048 for more information.
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September 15th and 16th
3rd Annual Quilts at Peifer Orchards
An Outdoor Quilt Show & Sale is quilts that are displayed in a tree filled yard and barn. It is located at 4590 US Route 68 North (one mile north of Yellow Springs, Oh). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 15th and noon to 4 p.m. on September 16th. If you wish to display a quilt go to for the registration form.
Reminder
Quilt pins are available at each meeting from Kim Gros. Each pin is $3, up to 2 pins. After that they are $5 apiece.
MVQG’s 2007 Officers
PresidentRon Lundquist294-7844
Vice PresidentSusan Hill426-4740
TreasurerSandy Hartz429-9031
Recording SecretaryKathy Bean433-3343
Corresponding SecretaryDebbie Bertke884-5078
2007 Board Meetings
The following board meetings for 2007 are as follows:
April 30th
August 6th
November 5th
The quarterly board meetings will be held at 6p.m. at the FairbornSeniorCenter. All officers and committee chairs are asked to attend and any interested guild members are welcome.
Deadline for May 2007 Issue: Monday, April 16
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DaytonOH45424
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