Is Spring finally here??? Sure hope so, my blooming bulbs are suffering from snow shock and don t really know what to do.

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1 April 2018 Newsletter Mount Vernon Chapter Officers President Rickie Frost Vice Presidents Committee Nancy Barkume, Jim Melton, Ruth Roush Secretary Cynthia Johnson Treasurers Veronica Abrams and Sandra Kennedy Nominating Chair Libby Dudley President s Message Is Spring finally here??? Sure hope so, my blooming bulbs are suffering from snow shock and don t really know what to do. The little rabbits in my yard are having a grand time eating all the tender shoots and they better not be eating the buds as well.. of course, what could I do anyway, I did try to speak reasonably to them, but somehow, I don t believe they get it. Our MVQU Chapter has been doing wonderful things under the leadership of Susan Crowe, our Charity Chair. Make sure you read her report listing the donations that have been recently made. She also has ambitious plans for the future. Susan reminds us all that we are raffling off a gorgeous Feather Weight Sewing Machine and that the drawing will be held at the June Luncheon. Jeanne Farmer and I attended the QU meeting last night and I want to pass on a couple of updates to the agenda. Discussion is continuing on the amount increase of the insurance policy that is presently in effect. The board will make a final decision and then it will be presented to the chapters.

2 Plan for the Quilt show are progressing. The quilt displays should be glorious. The challenges interesting (We have the FIDGET challenge display). The vendors will be well stocked and the classes and the presentation by Jinny Beyer will be inspiring. It appears there will be over 500 quilts for display. Amazing! Lots of talent in our Chapters. Jeanne has done and is doing an incredible job for MVQU. Classes are on line ready for you to sign up. So, get with it, and perhaps learn a new skill and have lot of fun doing it. She also has the Quilt Show Totes for sale. Thank you so much to all of you who have volunteered to provide the snacks at the end of our meetings. I know I look forward to all those wonderful treats. Please give Jeanne all the support she needs. I m asking all of you to think WARM thoughts. Nothing better than sunshine, lovely breezes, blooming fragrant flowers and pale green buds and grasses. It is a truly gorgeous world we have been given. Enjoy every moment. Happy Spring! Fondly, Rickie Nominating Committee Report The Elections Are Coming! Business Meeting - Tuesday, April 10-12:30 pm. The list of candidates was published in the March Newsletter and is presented again below. Another thanks to those who have volunteered, and to Barbara Dove and JoAn Stout for serving as committee members. A quorum (20) is required and additional candidates may be nominated from the floor or express their willingness to run to the Nominating Committee members before then. The following are willing to serve as MVQU Officers for the year: MVQU Candidates for President: Rickie Frost Co-VPs: Susan Crowe and Carolyn Paden Secretary: Barbara Zygiel Co-Treasurers: Veronica Abrams and Sandra Kennedy Nominating Chair: Zoe Ann Brown MVQU Committees Thanks also to all those who have stepped up to fill committee positions for There are still a few openings. They offer an opportunity to get to know fellow members and to support everyone in enjoying their membership. Still open: Community Displays, December Luncheon, President's Quilt, and MVQU Representative for Big QU Show Also available for consideration are Bee Enhancement, Block Exchange, Challenge, and Quilt Camp. The last four are extra activities that can further enrich our year. If you or a team would like to take on any of these committees, let an officer know. Libby Dudley, Nominating Chair

3 April Fat Quarter Giveaway! Yellow! When you bring a fat quarter to the business meeting, you will be given a ticket. You can bring as many fat quarters as you would like, and you will be given a ticket for each fat quarter. There will be a drawing and the owner of the winning ticket will be given the fat quarters. For April, members are asked to bring a yellow fabric. The winner will get to choose next month s color. Featherweight Raffle Blanche Ammon's husband kindly donated her Featherweight Sewing Machine to MVQU. Raffle tickets will be available at the business meeting for $10 each. Drawing will be at the June luncheon. Quilters Carnival (MVQU members and associate members only) Tuesday, April 24, 12:30 pm to 2 pm This event was first held two years ago and is back by popular demand. We provide lunch and you get to visit the booths featuring a hand and neck masseuse, scissors sharpener (no knives please), and verbal quilt appraiser. Bring in a treasured family quilt or two and our appraiser will tell you when they were made and give an approximate value. Our guild photographer Sally Barber will be there to photograph any quilt you bring in. Door prizes will be awarded. We will have a UFO Swap at the carnival. Check the back of your closet for that old UFO that you no longer like and will never finish. You bring a UFO and you can trade it for someone else's. You must bring one to participate. You never know - someone else s discard may be your new treasure. You can sign up at the April business meeting to help with set up and clean up at the Carnival. Rhonda Adams Funky Flock improvisational piecing workshop on September 26 has three slots available on the waiting list. Don't forget to sign up if you are interested. Nancy Barkume (nancybarkume@cox.net) or Ruth Roush (ruthnnva@comcast.net). MVQU Refreshments We had a terrific turnout for the March program. Thanks to everyone who donated refreshments. Mary Downey was the winner of the Redwork Easter Bunny Towel. If you would like a chance to have your name drawn for a Redwork Kitchen Towel, please sign up to bring refreshments to one of our meetings. Contact Jeanne at jlfarmer54@hotmail.com. A list of upcoming dates follows. If you no longer cook or shop, or are just too busy, you can give me $10 and I will do it you. Note: If you signed up earlier for one of the following dates, please let me know.

4 April 10 Business Meeting: We only need two more to sign up. April 24 Program Quilters Carnival: Lunch provided by the guild. May 8 Business Meeting: Need five more people. May 22 Program International Fashion Show: Need six people. May 29 5 th Friday Charity Workshop: Need six people. QU Quilt Show News 2018 QU QUILT SHOW June 1, 2 &3 Mark your calendars. Lots of terrific classes, vendors, QU quilt tours, a jellyroll contest, and a sewing machine give-away. Please check the QU web site and signup for a class, and volunteer to help out in some way. Plan on being there at least one of the three days. The sewing machine give-away is at 3:30pm on Sunday and you must be present to win. Volunteering to help will allow you to purchase a three-day pass for the price of a one-day. You can shop till you drop on Friday and/or Saturday and return on Sunday for the Chapters Jelly Roll Contest, and the big drawing. Don t miss it! On Your Mark, Get Set Go! As reported last month, Big QU is sponsoring a jellyroll race during this year s show. It will take place on Sunday afternoon, June 3, in the demo area of the east hall. Each chapter is being asked to provide a team of three people. (note: Only one sewing machine is allowed per team.) Big QU will provide the jellyrolls for the race. The team who finishes first wins $100 for their chapter. A Missouri Star Quilt tutorial on how to make the quilt top can be found on YouTube. The finished quilt top should be used for a charity quilt. MVQU needs to put together a team of three and also have a team of supporters to cheer them on. Jeanne Farmer is making scarves for team members to wear. At the May 29 charity workshop, Susan Crowe would like to put together at least two teams to race each other, finishing a jelly roll quilt per Jeanne's instruction. The winner goes to the QU finals at the show. No cost to you - gather three friends & go for it if you can! Bragging rights!! Cheering/jeering will be encouraged. Please name your team with something linked to Mount Vernon. If you are interested in participating, contact Jeanne at jlfarmer54@hotmail.com. Would you like to volunteer at the QU Show? The Sign Up button on the QU Quilt Show page is now available, If you have any questions, please contact Joan Trabandt, jtrabandt@comcat.net Thank you.

5 Charity Quilts Susan Crowe reports the following donations: 11/2017: 10 nap quilts donated to Main Street Day Care in Fairfax; Sonia quilted five. 2/2018: Shopping bag of fabric donated to Lincolnia Senior Center for them to make hospital dolls for Fairfax Hospital. 3/2018: Donated another bag of fabric, a quantity of zippers and bias tape to Lincolnia. 3/2018: 29 small fidget quilts donated to Long Branch Elementary ESL Classroom. 3/2018: 17 receiving blankets, 8 children s quilts, one fidget quilt donated to Fairfax County Health Department visiting nurse program at South County. The leader is Kay Brill's niece (Betty Austin). 3/2018: 3 fidgets for my niece's deaf/blind students Don't forget that we have quite a few fidget quilts going to the QU show to be donated in June. I would like to have more charity quilts to go with them if we can. I have some tops to be quilted and hope there are more out there! April Calendar April 3: Bee - Sit and Sew, 10:00 am 3:00 pm, Room 216. April 10: Board Meeting, 11:30 am, Room 216 Business Meeting, 12:30 pm, Room 112 Election of Officers; Fat Quarter Giveaway Yellow April 17: Bee Sit and Sew, 10:00 am 3:00 pm, Room 216. April 24: Program, 12:30 pm, Room 112, Quilters Carnival Mount Vernon Chapter of Quilters Unlimited Hollin Hall Senior Center March 13, 2018 The meeting was called to order by president, Rickie Frost at 12:39 pm. There were 24 in attendance. President s Report: President Rickie Frost called for guests to be introduced. A motion was called for to approve the minutes from the meeting of February13 as published in the newsletter. A motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved. Rickie thanked Ruth Roush, Lynn Miller and Nancy Barkume for the Quilt-In last month. Lynn reported that the same date at the synagogue has been reserved for next year. Rickie announced that the board approved $50.00 for fabric, etc. for Jeanne Farmer to make bandannas with the MVQU logo for the jelly roll challenge at the quilt show. She asked for 4 volunteers to make one block each for a gift for the Big QU President Quilt. Barbara Zygiel, Ro Collier, Mary Downey and Jeanne Farmer volunteered. Rickie Frost won the fat quarter giveaway and announced that next month s color would be yellow.

6 VP Report: Nancy Barkume announced that the sign up sheet was available for Rhonda Adams September 26, 2018 workshop. The cost is $30. This month s speaker will be Lauren Kingsland who will be speaking on the Quilts of Gee s Bend. Nominating Committee Report: Libby Dudley announced the slate for to be voted on in April: President, Rickie Frost, VP s, Susan Crowe and Carolyn Paden, Treasurers, Sandra Kennedy and Veronica Abrams, Nominating Committee, Zoe Ann Brown. There are also several chair positions open for next year and she urged everyone to volunteer. Community Displays: Libby Dudley announced that March is National Quilt Month. She encouraged everyone to take a look at the display at Martha Washington Library. Story Book Quilts: Mary Mazzuchi talked about the Story Book Program at Long Branch Elementary School and showed two quilts that she created with the children s crayon picture squares. She also called for more fidget quilts for elementary school children. Treasurer s Report: Veronica Abrams gave the treasurer s report which is attached. Fund Raising: Mary Downey talked about the raffle of the Featherweight sewing machine donated by Blanche. Tickets are $10 each for the machine which is valued at about $300. The raffle will be ongoing for a couple of months. She recommended Jeff Carver for sewing machine repair and also Bonnie s Sewing store. Show and Tell: There were numerous show and tells. Refreshments: There were no refreshments. The meeting adjourned at about 1:40 pm. Minutes prepared by Nancy Barkume April Birthdays Susan Crowe Ginny Mayes Jim Melton This Is Your Newsletter! Our next newsletter deadline is April 24. Send your articles to mvqu.news@gmail.com.

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