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Cumberland Valley
Quilters Association
MEETING NOTICES
Established 1981
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
OFFICERS:
First Presbyterian Church, Franklin, TN
President
Cyndy Dyer
Assembly: 9:30 a.m.
1st Vice President–
Programs
Barbara Lowe
Rita Stapleton
Meeting: 10:00 a.m.
Program: Peg Bingham
Hospitality: Donna Miller, Dorothy Clarke, Kim Gawrys, Donna
Kowalski, Kim Lance, Mary Lou Montague, Jean Odom
Door Prizes: Pat McMahon
Membership desk: Doris Waldschmidt, Charlotte Greene
Welcome: Pat Lloyd, Joyce Bell
Evening Stars: Hexagon Pin Cushion
Board Meeting: The next board meeting will be
Friday, August 8, 2014 at Barbara Lowe’s house.
2nd Vice PresidentMember Services
Rose Bulach
Treasurer
Carole Shean
Secretary
Linda Cianci
Newsletter Editors
Valerie Curtis
Caryn Wariner
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Hi Ladies
If the second half of the year
goes as fast as the first half,
2015 will be here before we
know it. There is much to accomplish for the guild. We will
produce a budget for 2015,
vote on the budget, assemble
a nominating committee, vote
in new officers, turn the reins
over to the new officers, have
a great Christmas Party and
issue a quilt challenge all before next year.
I am pleased to tell you that
we will do it again this month
with our speaker Peg Bingham. However, since Peg
has a workshop after the
business meeting, we will
need to keep the meeting,
door prizes and “Show &
At last month’s meeting, we Tell” within a contained limit
had our program first. This
of time. The workshop will
was an experiment on my
start at 12:30 and the gals
part. The flipping of the
taking the workshop need to
meeting and program seems be able to eat and set up
to work well, plus giving the their equipment.
speaker time to sell her
wares. We did not receive
any negative comments. So Continued on page 2
Linda Cianci has graciously
stepped up to complete the
position of Secretary for the
rest of the year. I know you
all join with me in thanking
her.
August 2014
Special points of
interest:
 Everyone remember to
bring your own drinks.
 Newsletter stories due
Aug15, 2014. Submit
to Valerie Curtis at
[email protected]
 Weather Policy :
CVQA will not meet,
if Williamson County
schools are closed
because of weather.
 Please remember that
no children under 8
are permitted at guild
meetings.
Inside this issue:
Minutes
2
Pres. Message cont.
Programs
3
Fundraiser
photos
4
Evening Stars
5
Committee News
6, 7
Photos
8, 9
Quilting Related
Events
10
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Cumberland Valley Quilters Association
MINUTES OF THE JUNE 2014 CVQA MEETING
The monthly meeting of the
Cumberland Valley Quilters Association was called to order by
President Cyndy Dyer at 10:00
a.m. at the First Presbyterian
Church on Franklin Road,
Franklin, Tennessee. The program was presented first and
most members liked the new
order.
Today's Program: Jan Wass
about Illinois Amish quilters'
history, their beliefs and how
that influenced quilting in early
USA. Yesterday's workshop
included her book and color
theory projects.
President's Business: A motion
to approve the June Guild
meeting minutes by Pat
McMahon, seconded by Carole
Shean was unanimous. Recording Secretary Sue Giblin will
resign due to personal reasons
as of August 1st and the guild
needs someone to fill in until
next election.
Wmsn Co Fair: Wanda Palus Help needed (sign-up sheet).
Contact Wanda with any questions.
Wmsn Co Fair: Connie Little Fair catalogue available (re:
blocks due for Challenge
Bus Trip to Chattanooga: Pat
Christinson - $35 Wed., Sept
10th (sign-up sheet).
Charity Quilts: Hollie Hart Quilts made last quarter: 7 children, 6 adults; Need: Quick
Quilt Kits sewn for Thistle
Farms March 2015 graduation
class
Soldier Quilts: Marsha Ervin -
each of 3 local veterans
chose a quilt (of the 23 displayed) at the June 29th
Concert at Carnton
Committee Reports: Check
Newsletter for additional
information.
Fabric to Donate: Kathleen
Hardin is looking for charitable-minded people to donate her deceased friend's
fabric. Contact Kathleen.
Vanderbilt Study: Marsha
Preston - volunteers needed for estrogen/memory
loss study
Fundraiser: Marianne Cooley - Meeting July 10th at
10:00 am at Panera's
[Columbia Pike/Mack
Hatcher]
Program Notes:
August - Peg Bingham of
Ohio/Overhand Celtic Knot
[Pat Kovalcheck] Workshop: full (waiting list)
November - Demo class
[Cyndy: more suggestions
still being taken]
Membership Report: Rose
Bulach
Attendance: 81 present, no
new members, 3 visitors;
Evening Stars: 12 present
We had Door Prizes and
Show and Tell and then
adjourned. There will be Sit
and Sew plus Work Study
Group in the afternoon.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Giblin, Recording Secretary
President’s message
continued from page 1
If you think you may buy
something from Peg,
please bring cash, or a
check. Thanks for being
understanding when we try
something new.
The board met with Soldier
Quilts and Charity Quilts
after the last guild meeting.
I am always amazed that
as a quilt guild we can not
get our quilts quilted. It is
hard to believe that all of
you send every quilt out to
be quilted by someone
else. I know it is a daunting thought to quilt for
someone else. However,
the people that these quilts
are given to are just happy
that someone remembers
them and their needs.
Please consider taking one
home and working on it.
Take your time with it and
if you are like me you will
learn more about quilting.
See you on August 5 for
Peg Bingham.
Cyndy
Cumberland Valley Quilters Association
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PROGRAMS 2014
August - Following last month’s outstanding lecture and workshop by Jan Wass on Illinois
Amish quilts, the guild welcomes Peg Bingham of Ohio for a lecture and half-day workshop
on pieced Celtic knot quilts. Her half day workshop on the basic Celtic knot motif sold out
completely at our June meeting. Workshop participants were provided with her pattern and
are reminded to choose your project and have your fabric cut in advance.
September - Our own Christine Copenhaver will share her quilts made from men's neckties.
A published author, she has created some stunning quilts, many of which are featured in her
new book which we hope will be available for purchase. In the afternoon, she will demonstrate her techniques for working with this "non-traditional" type of fabric. Fee for the demonstration will be $10. Don't miss this one!
October 7- Anne Dougherty on Civil War Quilts
November 11 - Techniques Round Robin
CVQA OFFICERS
President:
Cyndy Dyer
1st
Vice President:
Barbara Lowe
Rita Stapleton
2nd Vice President:
Rose Bulach
December 2 – Holiday Party
2015 FUNDRAISER
Our first planning meeting brought new ideas that we can start working on right
now. But we definitely welcome your input and involvement in all parts of this big
event; especially if you have seen great ideas from other shows and guilds, we want
to hear from you.
Specific jobs are beginning to take shape and we will be looking for people to lead
some teams. I believe we should participate where we find happiness and satisfaction. But I've also seen friends blossom unexpectedly trying new tasks. You know
the old saying--what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! So please consider the
following areas:
--Quilt show: all parts. Jury/awards/ribbons; inviting "emeritus" former members for a reunion to be the jury.
--New quilt hanging systems such as PVC pipes.
--Making fine show quilts especially from our programs. Selling your quilts on
commission.
--Making small projects (guild sales). Fabric donations will be channeled to
these. Please bring us your ideas and we will use some sitnsew time for mass production!
--Inviting senior communities, church groups and others for scheduled tours,
complete with tea and cookies
--General marketing and Public relations. Contact other guilds.
--Event location. We are looking to early November 2015. We want to have
time to get to know new places and have them know us.
--Develop and manage a booklet on the quilts. Advertisers? Sponsors?
--Bake sale, food concessions
Another firm rule with me is that nobody works alone! If you're new here, or just want
to try new things, we will work with you at every step.
Best wishes for a great summer.
Marianne Cooley
Secretary:
Linda Cianci
Treasurer:
Carole Shean
Communications
Secretary:
Valerie Curtis
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Puducah Show and Bus trip
EVENING STARS PROGRAMS FOR 2014
Page 5
FYI all Evening Stars meetings start with a set-up/social time of 6:30 with the program starting at
7:00.
Evening Stars Meetings-2014
August 19 - Hexagon Pin Cushion--Alice--6:30 set up-Program starts at 7:00.
Bring two contrasting fabrics (or more if you want it to be colorful), stuffing for pin cushion and BSS.
September 16 -Tea Cozy-Dianne Sewell-6:30 set up-Program starts at 7:00.
Bring two contrasting fat quarter fabrics, 1 inch wide ribbon (~2 yards), sewing machine and BSS.
October 21-Tree Table Runner- Rita Stapleton-6:30 set up-Program starts at 7:00.
5 different fabrics for trees (suggestions greens or autumn colors) and 1 background fabric, backing
and batting (20" by width of fabric), thread to match, sewing machine and BSS. Exact amounts a
fabric will be noted later.
November 18 - Food and planning (all will host) 6:30 set up-Holiday eating starts at 7:00. Bring ideas for 2015 and a tempting dish.
December--No meeting--enjoy your family and friends.
Evening Stars
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Cumberland Valley Quilters Association
COMMITTEE NEWS
RONALD MCDONALD QUILT
Ronald McDonald Charity quilt committee –
All blocks are due at the August meeting.
If you are unable to attend, please call
Sandy Cole at (615) 599-6755 or
email: [email protected]
to arrange delivery.
The applique blocks that have already been
done and turned in are stunning – great work,
ladies!
BUS TRIP TO CHATTANOOGA
Ladies, we have reserved a bus for the Chattanooga AQS Quilt Show, September 10, 2014.
We will leave Cool Springs Galleria at 7am. We
will leave the Chattanooga Convention Center
at 5:30PM. As always your payment of $35 is
your registration. That is non-refundable. I hope
you will join us.
Pat Christianson
Special Requests: Shhhhh! We have a
surprise planned.
Thanks to everyone who donated fabric. We
received enough for our project.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR 2014
Hey ladies, it’s time to sign up to assist with the quilt show at the fair. The sign-up sheet will be passed
around at our regular meeting on July 1st. There are lots of occasions for assistance. Please note that for
“sitting with the quilts” the time was re-extended to 10:00 PM. The fair board decided that we cannot close
the room at 9:00 (even if there are no attendees in the room) since the food vendors have contracted to
stay open until 10:00 PM. Please, please, please, if you can, sign up for one of the 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
slots. The volunteer parking is fairly well lit and if security is an issue a security escort will accompany you
to your car, probably in a golf cart from the parking gate.
Hanging quilts will be on Thursday, July 31st from 9:00 am until… and taking down of the quilts will be on
Sunday, August 10th from 11:00 am until 1:30 pm. Can you help?
If you want to sign up before the guild meeting, just call me (615) 333-3712 and I will put type in your name
at your desired day and time.
Thanks so very much for your support. Wanda
Wanda Palus
Cumberland Valley Quilters Association
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COMMITTEE NEWS
CHARITY QUILT NEWS
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
I can’t thank you enough for your support for the
Thistle Farms Graduation Quilt project. Twenty
seven blocks were signed out at the July meeting.
This is an excellent start. At the August meeting,
I will have the remainder of the green blocks and
if those are gone, we will start the red blocks.
Please return the patterns to use in the next set of
blocks. If you want the pattern you may copy it or
wait until the project is finished. I made 40 copies
and anyone who wants one can have them. Also
please, please return anything that you take with
you-baggies, batting, trimmings, tie strings. We
reuse everything. And another big thanks to
those of you who took bundles to quilt. I don’t like
to play favorites, but you know everything stops
without you. So much appreciation goes to you
from me, the board, and the guild.
1-Carole Shean
4-Valerie Jones
4-Mary Lou Montague
10-Jackie Kelley
14-Nancy Garrison
16-Kitty Mallois
18-Donna Hasty
19-Anne Dougherty
29-Nancy Robichaux
31-Jean Odom
I would like to have feedback from the guild on
the direction you would like to see the charity
committee take in the future. We have fewer opportunities to do a sit and sew after the meetings
due to classes. Is the block at a time method
something you would like to continue? Please
feed me ideas. See you in August. Hollie
SPRING HILL SIT AND SEW
August sit and sew has been cancelled due to
scheduling constraints. We will continue in
September at the usual time.
Spring Hill Sit and Sew is a CVQA guild function.
We meet in Spring Hill on the second Tuesday of
the month from 9:00 until 3:00 at the home of Hollie Hart 1043 Fitzroy Circle. Space is limited, so if
you are not a regular, please call (615-791-8213)
in advance to reserve a space. The objective of
the sit and sew is to turns boxes of odds and ends
quilt squares into creative works of art (quilts).
You will need to bring sewing machines, cutting
tools, and lunch.
SUNSHINE
Please keep me posted on any problems our
members may be experiencing and who needs a
bit of SUNSHINE!
Please contact Mary Lou Montague....phone 6616908...and email is [email protected].
SOLDIER COMMITTEE
No report
LIBRARY
We will have library in August. Books checked
out in June are due for return. If you need to renew, please bring the book with you and see us
at the Library table to avoid any late penalties.
Pat Kovalcheck
Soldier Workshop
Quilting Quotes
A day patched with quilting seldom unravels.
She who dies with the most fabric...didn’t sew fast enough!
A quilt is a blanket of love.
A quilt is a treasure that follows its owners everywhere.
A quilt is a present you give yourself.
Any day spent quilting is a good day.
Jan Wass trunk show
Quilting Quotes
Asking a quilter to mend is like asking Picasso to paint your garage.
Blessed are the children of piecemakers for they shall inherit the quilts.
Cooking is for those who don’t know how to quilt.
Creative clutter is better than idle neatness.
Friends are like fabric. You can never have enough.
I am a quilter and my house is in pieces.
QUILT SHOWS 2014
August
15-16 Quilts in the Boro, Murfreesboro, TN
14-17 Manchester, New Hampshire
20-23 AQS, Grand Rapids, MI
September
9-27 Athens, TN www.livingheritagemuseum.com
9-13 AQS Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga TN
18-20 Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival
18-21 Philadelphia (Mancuso)
23-37 MQX (Machine Quilting Exposition) Springfield IL
October
1-4 AQS, Des Moines, IA
4-5 Stars N Stitches, Cummings, GA
9-11 Sew Original Quilt & Expo ,Louisville, KY
11-12 “Jewels of Tennessee” Village Quilters Show ,Loudon, TN
Quilt show, vendor booths, marketplace boutique
11-13 Heritage Quilters of Huntsville Quilt Show ,Huntsville, AL
www.hsvquilters.org/qs2013idx.shtml
30– Nov. 2 International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas

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