Preparation for World of Quilts XLII begins now!

The show will be May 6th and 7th in 2023, SUNY Purchase Gymnasium.  As we return to our new location for the second year, we want to make the show even better!

HELP WANTED!!

If you are interested in joining the committee, we have some key positions open:

• Registrar Assistant – Work with Marie Sugar and learn the ropes of this fun job, in preparation to take charge of it in 2024.  On the job training with the expert!
• Judging Assistant – Work with Jane Eyes and learn the ins and outs of how the Judging Process works.  The assistant will hopefully take over Judging for the 2024 show.
• Quilt Show Layout – Work with Vendor and Quilt Hanging Committee to calculate rental equipment needed for the show.  Susan Fasnacht has offered to be available for guidance and advice.  We have the 2022 layout to work from, so it is not an overwhelming task, but a very important one!
• Show Photographer – Grab your camera and document the weekend
• Concession – coordinate the food concession the weekend of the show
• “TBD” Additional Fundraising Chairman – This may end up being Silent Auction, Basket Raffle – we are looking for ideas to generate additional income at the show.  You will have the support of the entire Show Committee as we work out the details – we have several ideas already brewing.

We will hold a monthly one-hour meeting via Zoom for the entire committee to share updates.  And there may possibly be some smaller meetings as people pursue different tasks related to the show.  My experience after my first year as committee chairperson was that it is a total team effort, with everyone pitching in to help make the show a lot of fun and a success.

If you are interested in joining the committee, please email me or call me!
Thank you!
Lisa Alfonzetti
nsqgworldofquilts@gmail.com
(914) 263-5344

For an end-of-year graduating project, the students in Marty White’s eighth-grade class at St. Joseph’s School in Bronxville sewed quilt blocks with the theme, “Memories of St. Joe’s.” Here are some of those young quilters in front of their colorful quilt. Comfort Quilters Rosemary dePaola, Kathy Keane and Anne Chehebar helped assemble the blocks.

Help make quilts for charities! 

Besides the wonderful camaraderie, Comfort Quilts is a place where new quilters can receive guidance and seasoned quilters can learn new techniques. We welcome all interested members, so consider joining the fun! We make lap-size quilts for hospitals, shelters, individuals in need of comfort, and charity fundraisers.  We meet at North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 14 Daniel Rd. North Salem, from 10 to 2pm.   All members are welcome. Thank you to Karen Carlson and Carol Auer for organizing this group.

Projected Comfort Quilts Dates for the rest of 2022 :

• Sept. 14 and 28  (2nd and 4th Wednesdays)
• Oct. 12 and 26 (2nd and 4th Wednesdays)
• Nov. 9 and 30 (2nd and 5th Wednesdays)
• Dec. 7 and 21 (1st and 3rd Wednesdays)

Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Comfort Quilters have been busy over the summer!

North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps, CQ’s meeting host, asked in August if we had a bed quilt we could donate to their September Barn Dance and Silent Auction Fundraiser; we did not but CQ’ers rose to the occasion creating this scrappy bed quilt in record time.

Hello Everyone!!

I simply can not believe that I am writing this for the September Newsletter – Yikes!!  It just does not seem possible.

Thank you all so very much for your participation in this year’s Challenge – Card Tricks.  I am so excited.  We currently have 25 members playing with us.  So, I still have cards available for those of you who might want to come and play!

I will be heading over to Pins and Needles to meet with Lisa to pick out our binding fabric soon.  Lisa has shared with me some really good options.  Once selected, I will make arrangements for distribution to you.

Many of you have reached out concerning the slightly rounded corners of the Card.  I have worked through several corners and have settled on one that is perfect and easy to work with.  I will share this at the September guild meeting.  And, of course, I will send out an email blast with instructions for all.  So, in short, if you can’t be with us in person in September, no problem.

As always, any questions, please reach out.

Happy Quilting,  April Russell, kadidty@gmail.com

Rendering

Volunteers Needed for ArtsWestchester Monumental Fabric Art Project!

ArtsWestchester and the fabric artist, Amanda Browder, are seeking volunteers to help complete Metropolis Sunrise, the monumental fabric sculpture that will be draped on the front façade of the ArtsWestchester building in downtown White Plains this October.

Pre-pandemic, the Guild held a sewing day at Kennedy Catholic and many Guild members turned out that day, and at other public sewing days, to take part in this special project.

The project is now two-thirds complete with an amazing 6,500 square feet of fabric sewn together by community sewists in Westchester County.  The goal is 10,000 square feet and ArtsWestchester is seeking volunteers to take them over the finish line!

ArtsWestchester has been a very good friend to the Guild, providing generous grants to support our Guild lectures — $3,000 for 2022 alone was just received — and we would love to take part and help them complete this fun and exciting project.  We hope you can help.

Here is some more information about the project and a list of the public sewing days and locations:

A Public Art Vision for White Plains by Amanda Browder

 We look forward to our end of the year celebration, our Salad Supper. It will be held at Kennedy Catholic High School on Wednesday, June 15th at 6 p.m.
Please bring an appetizer or entree/salad big enough to feed 6 people, serving utensils, and a card listing all the ingredients. Be sure to mark any items you want returned with your name and collect them before you leave.

Coffee, hot tea, ice tea, and lemonade will be provided, as well as dessert.

Let’s celebrate together all that we have accomplished as a guild this year!

Kathy Keene, Nancy Picco,
Hospitality@northernstarquilters.com

Photos courtesy of Fran Jacobson.

Charity Quilt Raffle Winners 2022

Trudy picking up her new machine!

CONGRATULATIONS to the winner of our Grand Prize, ‘Bright Star’ , Anita Schatz who resides in Florida.  The winner of the First Prize, a Bernina sewing machine, is Trudy Trier, who resides in New Jersey.  Congratulations to Friends of Karen, they will be receiving a very generous check at our June 15^th Salad Supper.

See you then,  Dee Plouffe’  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Upcoming Comfort Quilts Dates:

June 1 & 22, July 20, August 17
Wednesdays, 10am-2pm
North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps,14 Daniel Rd, North Salem, NY
(All recommended vaccinations required.)
Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.

Summer Surprise packs are ready to be picked up…join us in the fun!

Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

May Comfort Quilts

We did it!  World of Quilts XLI was a success!

Beautiful weather was an added gift to a busy weekend.  The aisles were buzzing with attendees admiring the beautiful quilts, shopping with vendors, attending the lectures and enjoying the special exhibits.

This guild is a pretty amazing group of talent and hard work, and I hope that everyone felt proud to be part of Northern Star Quilters Guild.

The Quilt Show Committee will continue to work over the next few weeks to bring you final numbers, and to begin plans for next year.  If you were not directly involved this year, start thinking about becoming part of our efforts for next year.  We will be recruiting committee members soon!

Thank you to everyone who made my job easier, committee members as well as guild members who pitched in when something was needed.  A great team effort.

If you have any feedback you want to share, feel free to email me at QuiltShow@Northernstarquilters.com.

Thank you,

Lisa Alfonzetti, quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Raffle Quilt 2022

LAST CALL for returning your raffle tickets… the drawing is coming soon at our Guild meeting, Wednesday May 18^th.  If you would like to purchase more tickets , or if you have misplaced them,  the best way to purchase them is online and I will fill out the stubs for you.  The link is https://nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle.  You could be one of our lucky winners!

Thank you to all of our Guild members, their family and friends , for supporting this years charity, Friends of Karen.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Comfort Quilts

Many thanks to all CQ’ers who have made quilts and have thus kept our donation coordinators very busy; and thank you to the coordinators for delivering the quilts to those in need of the bit of comfort or hug that a quilt can bring.  From July 2021 to April 2022, Comfort Quilts has distributed 336 quilts to various organizations and individuals in need of comfort. Thank you Pat Julian for keeping these records.    Come join our group, we are very productive!

Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Upcoming CQ Dates: (Wednesdays, 10am-2pm, North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps)
May 4 & 18, June 1 & 22
(All recommended vaccinations required.)

April Comfort Quilts

By the time you receive this newsletter, the show will have come and gone.  I hope you were able to attend and renew your connection to the guild and fellow members.

Our membership has reached 184. Please welcome our newest member, Phoebe Hawthorne.  The show is quickly approaching as I write. A Membership table will be set up at the bottom of the stairs in our venue, and we hope to attract some additional members.

Joanne and I recently went through our list of new members beginning in  March 2020 – present and made up NSQG name badges for  you. Please stop by the sign in table at the next meeting to pick up yours. If your name isn’t there, please let us know and a badge will be available to you at the June meeting.

Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Samples from Heidi Parkes’ workshop

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

Read a great article about our quilt show in ArtsWestchester’s newsletter, thanks to Rona Spar and her publicity efforts.

Be sure to pass it along!

In This Issue: Westchester celebrates National Poetry Month • ArtsWestchester reopens with “Who Writes History?” exhibition • Katonah Museum of Art displays whimsical works with a message • Copland House begins a residency at Emelin Theater •Northern Star Quilters’ Guild has its 41st-annual show • Larchmont businesses pair with artists for a month-long festival • the ArtsMobile is back on the road •an 80s-inspired rock opera looks at the choices we make in life • and more!

We’ll be collecting for the Quilt Show Library Sale at the April meeting.  You may also drop off donations at the April Comfort Quilts meetings.

Only craft books that are clean, complete, in good condition and NOT musty smelling.  

NO MAGAZINES PLEASE !

We also need reusable shopping bags for our customers so please bring in any extras you don’t need.

If possible, please bring your donations in cardboard boxes – banker style file boxes are ideal – or durable reusable bags rather than plastic or paper bags which tear too easily.

And don’t forget to bring a bag to the quilt show for all your purchases!

Contact Deb Tashjian, library@northernstarquilters.com with any questions.

We want  pictures related to your guild membership for Facebook and Instagram posting!

Send pictures and a brief description to social@northernstarquilters.com.
(Include your Instagram handle if you want to be tagged,for example, the guild’s is @northernstarquilters).

Some suggestions:

• From a SIG
• From a quilting group
• From our guild meeting
• Your Show n Tell
• From a recent workshop
• Visiting a quilt show
• At a special quilt exhibit
• What other quilty stuff have you been doing?

Drop off raffle ticket payments or pick up more tickets to sell at the sign-in table.

Prizes – ‘Bright Star’ Quilt – Bernina 475

Raffle Quilt 2022

Thank you to everyone who returned their paid ticket stubs in support of this years’ charity, Friends of Karen.  Our Grand Prize, Bright Star, is a Queen size quilt.  It is a traditional Lone Star pattern made with 144 log cabin  blocks.  Our First Prize is a Bernina 475 Quilters Edition sewing machine.  Thank you Pins and Needles for your generous donation.  The  Raffle drawing will be held at our May 18^th Guild meeting.  Tickets can be purchased on line at nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle. Purchase as many booklets as you like and I will fill out the stubs for you. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. You can also contact me at charitable@northernstarquilters.com.

Thank you for your support, Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Comfort Quilts

Comfort Quilters make quilts for charities and also people in need of some comfort. Besides the wonderful camaraderie, it is a place where new quilters can receive guidance and seasoned quilters can learn and share new techniques.  All members are welcome.

Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Upcoming CQ Dates: (Wednesdays, 10am-2pm, North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15
(All recommended vaccinations required.)

Some of the completed quilts from CQ Saturday

Hello Everyone!

It was great to be back in person right?  Thank you to the SIG leaders for sharing your talents with all of us.  Thank you to all who participated in our “Put A Heart On It” challenge.

Remember our April meeting is coming fast, Wednesday – April 6, 2022.  So, mark your calendar and join us, you don’t want to miss the opportunity to see the Challenge Quilts up close and personal and vote for your favorite.

Happy Stichin,

April and Narci

Hi everyone,

By the time you receive this newsletter, I hope Spring will have arrived!  This is a great month to celebrate milder weather and longer days by attending a live meeting with the first live lecturer we’ve had in over two years!

As of March 30^th, the guild has a total of 183 members.  Please welcome our newest members, Karen Strandell, Margy George, Peggy Martin, Eileen Webb and Wilma Coligantry!

If you are one of those members who joined after the start of the Pandemic, Joanne and I would like to invite you to introduce yourself at the membership sign-in table and take a “tour” of our meeting space with a member “guide” who can answer your questions and introduce you to other members.  We also have a welcome packet for you consisting of an NSQG Membership Directory, an updated handout that explains the various activities offered by the guild and a pin of your choice.

We look forward to greeting and meeting each and every member this Wednesday, April 6^th!  The meeting starts at 6:00 but the membership team will be there by 5:30.

Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Ready set sew

Make A Comfort Quilt Saturday was enjoyed by CQ ‘regulars’ and members new to Comfort Quilt meetings.

Kit of the Day Samples

Works in Progress

New friends were made  and old friends enjoyed being together again.
Watch for a Show and Tell of the quilts that were made this fun and productive day.

Everyone is welcome to attend CQ meetings at the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Meetings in March are Wednesday the 9^th and Wednesday the 23rd.

We are just about two months away from The World of Quilts XLI !

Saturday, April 30th, 10am-5pm (opens at 9am for guild members)
Sunday, May 1st, 10am-4pm

SUNY Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY

Our guest speaker is Jane Sassaman.
We have two exciting Invitational Exhibits – 40×40@40 and Leni Levenson Wiener.

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Our online information makes getting involved even easier – just use the following links.

• Quilt Registration is still open but don’t delay – spaces are limited – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_quilt_registration_form
• Raffle Tickets are for sale – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle
• Volunteers are needed, especially on Sunday – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/show_volunteers
  Volunteering for the show helps make it a success, gives you an opportunity to engage with other guild members (and have fun!), and gets you free admission to the show.   Please consider volunteering for more than just the minimum – your help is really needed!
• Advance Ticket Purchase saves money – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/showtickets
  Share the link with your friends and family who may attend and encourage them to pre-purchase their ticket.
•  Show Pins – Rona Spar will be selling our 2022 quilt show pins at the meeting. So remember, bring your $5 to buy a souvenir pin to support your Guild.  Be sure to wear it to the show!

Lisa Alfonzetti,  info@pinsandneedlesny.com.

Need help with your online access?  Bring your questions (and laptop or tablet if you want) to the meeting.

Pick up some suggestions on how you can help spread the word about our show.

We’re offering mini personal tutorials to help you find and share our show information on various online platforms .

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

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Debby Brown – Machine Quilting (2 sessions) – Saturday, March 26 – Zoom, click for more details and to register

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Heidi Parkes – Framed Quilt in a Day (2 days) – Tues-Wed, April 5 & 6 – In-person, click for more details and to register

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

Hello to all!

Our second in-person meeting in two years is quickly approaching. We hope as many of you as possible will decide to come and renew your ties with your quilting friends and with the guild!  Our membership total has reached 178, the same number we had reached by the end 2021.  Please welcome returning members, Judy Jones and Linda Schoenfeld, and new member, Shannon Moraes.

Directory Photos – We hope you will join your fellow quilters in adding your photograph to the membership directory. This is a great way for people to get to know you! There’s no time like the present. Please consider sending your picture to us at membership@northernstarquilters.com for inclusion in this year’s online directory, if you have not yet done so.

Volunteers Needed- Due to a work conflict on Wednesday evenings, I will no longer be able to attend guild meetings. Joanne Visovsky has graciously agreed to fill in for me at the membership table for the remainder of this guild year. A few people have volunteered to help out, but she could use additional assistance with:
* greeting new members at the membership table
* introducing new members to the various activities that are taking place around the room
* taking a  member under your wing by hosting her/him at your table and introducing her to your friends
Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering by emailing us at membership@northernstarquilters.com.

Correction – Martha Buhl’s email address in the membership directory is incorrect. Please make note of the correct address:  marthahbuhl@gmail.com.

We wish you lots of time for quilting!  Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Raffle Quilt 2022

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Thank you to everyone who returned their paid ticket stubs in support of this years’ charity, Friends of Karen.  Remember you can also return your tickets at the March meeting.   Tickets can be purchased on line at https://nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle.  Purchase as many booklets as you like and I will fill our the stubs for you.

‘Bright Star’ is our Grand Prize, a queen size quilt made by members of the Guild and beautifully quilted by Angela Vertucci.  Our First Prize is a Bernina 475 Quilters Edition sewing machine worth $2,499.  Thank you Pins and Needles for this generous donation!

I am looking for a member who is willing and able to be the Raffle Quilt coordinator for our 2024 raffle quilt.  It is a very rewarding job and members are always willing to help.

Please contact me at charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Comfort Quilts

All members are welcome.  Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Upcoming CQ Dates: (*non-standard dates, time 10-2)
*March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15
(All recommended vaccinations required.)

‘Make a Comfort Quilt’ Saturday

‘Bright Star’ 2022 Raffle Quilt

Raffle Quilt 2022

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Don’t forget to return your raffle stubs and check payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild, Ltd.
If you would like to pay by credit card  the link is  https://nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle.   I will gladly fill out your stubs.

This year’s quilt,  ‘Bright Star’, was coordinated Judy Gignesi and made by members of the guild.  It was quilted by Angela Vetucci.    A Bernina sewing machine, model #475 Quilters Edition , was donated by Pins and Needles of Mt. Kisco, NY for the First Prize.  Proceeds benefit this year’s charity, Friends of Karen.  Thanks for your support.

Remember you can pay anytime for raffle tickets or request more tickets online by going to our website or clicking HERE.

Comfort Quilts

All members are welcome.  Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Anticipated Upcoming CQ Dates: (*non-standard dates, Wednesday time 10-2))

* February 26 (Saturday, pre-registration needed)
* March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15
(All recommended vaccinations required.)

Some of the Comfort Quilts collected

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

IMPROV POP UP -Tami Drucker

Gentle Extensions – Tamar Drucker will demonstrate how to use uneven edges on a piece for a dramatic effect.
Saturday, Feb.19th from 11:00-12:30 pm.

Online via Zoom – Saturday Workshop

Debby Brown – Saturday, March 26, 9am-4pm (click to register)

Line ‘Em Up! (9-12)

Debby will show you step-by-step and stitch-by-stitch what you need to know to start machine quilting and teach several different patterns that can easily be stitched on your unfinished quilt tops.  Yes, you CAN machine quilt!

Take a Walk Around Your Quilt (1-4)

Stitching an edge-to-edge design on your quilt sounds easy, but where do you start?  And how do you keep from getting lost?  Debby will answer these questions while teaching you strategies for stitching various patterns over a quilt on a home sewing machine.  Bonus:  we’ll talk about FEATHERS!

For an example of my teaching style, check out this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9o2Q80z9dc&t=1s .    Visit DebbyBrownQuilts.Com for more information

Framed Quilt in a Day – Heidi Parkes (click to register)

Learn to hand piece a small patchwork, quilt it, and then stretch it on a frame like a painting.  This succinct workshop introduces the concepts of visible hand piecing and improv hand quilting in a clear and easy to complete way that will inspire students, and allow them to feel successful right away!  The two day class can feature a larger frame, and additional hand piecing techniques.

April 5 & 6, 2022 – This is a two day workshop, $125, limited to 16.

Time to register your quilts and signup for your volunteer job!

Reminder – Members have priority registration until February 15th, after that registration is open to all.

• Quilt Handling and Hanging: A 3-4 hour job which involves carrying and holding sometimes heavy quilts.
• Vendor Assistant: As the vendors arrive, “direct” them to their area and keep the flow organized and activity safe.
• Library Table: Set up tables, unload and sortbooks, magazines, and patterns.

• Admission Table:  Greet show guests, sell and verify entry tickets, put on colored wrist bands, and hand out Quilt Show Booklets.   Common questions are: Where are the bathrooms?  Where are the lectures and demonstrations? Sit down job
• Information and MembershipTable(s):  Provide information on show activities and the guild and answer questions from guests.  Guests may drop-off packages at this table.  Sit down job
• Raffle Tickets and Show Pins and Silent Auction Table(s): We sell about 1000 raffle tickets for charity.  Volunteers collect money for the tickets and answer questions about the charity. Volunteers will also help sell our current and vintage show pins and some special donated items.  Sit down job
• Library Table(s): Guests buy books, magazines, and patterns.  Volunteers collect money and keep books organized. Standing/sorting/ sitting job.
• Comfort Quilters Table(s): Guests buy quilt kits.  Volunteers collect money and keep kits organized. Sit down job
• Lecture Assistant:  Holding up speaker quilts and helping with any speaker sales. Standing/sitting job

• Quilts are removed in an orderly manner, folded and sorted on tables.
• Hanging drapes and pipes are collected, folded, and stored.
• Any other NSQG displays and sales areas are dismantled, collected, and stored.

‘Bright Star’ 2022 Raffle Quilt to benefit Friends of Karen

Check your mailbox for your packet of 5 books of raffle tickets.

Ticket stubs and a check can be mailed back to me, Dee Plouffe, 280A Heritage Hills, Somers, 10589 or if you like to pay by credit card, I will gladly fill out the ticket stubs for you.  Additional books can also be mailed to you.

Thank you for your support and for returning your ticket stubs ASAP.
Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Remember you can pay anytime for raffle tickets or request more tickets online by clicking HERE.

Comfort Quilts

Jody Sullivan, our co-president, delivered 38 Comfort Quilts to the WMC Children’s Behavioral Center in December.  This sizeable donation was made possible by our great group of Comfort Quilters…thanks to all and especially Karen Carlson and Carol Auer for making CQ “better together”.

All members are welcome.  Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Anticipated Schedule for Jan-Jun 2022: (*non-standard dates, Wednesday time 10-2))
January 19,
* February 2 & 26 (1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday)
* March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15

CQ December Quilts

Comfort Quilt kit made by Pooa Bloomberg

Comfort Quilts yearly Holiday Party was a complete success.  Our Christmas White Elephant mascot “Dolly” reappeared and was cheered by all!  The cookie exchange was a treat to bring home and enjoy.

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

IMPROV POP UP – Offered by members of the Improv SIG

– What if – and then what?
– Dancing with the Wall

During this two-part workshop, members of the NSQG Improv group will share their journeys into the world of improv quilting; and the techniques, strategies and technical tricks they use to create improv pieces.

Week 1 – Saturday, January 15th – 11:00-12:30 pm.

• Individual members of the group will talk about their approach to improv and share examples of their work.
• Members will demonstrate some of the techniques used in improv, inserting slivers, curved piecing, creating/building a pallet, using a challenge or inspiration to get started, pressing, etc.
• Q & A What questions do you have about improv quilting?

• Demonstrations of additional techniques
• Hands-on Sewing time.  Everyone will have time to create a small improvisational piece based on an open-ended challenge.  We will talk about the challenge at the end of Week 1.

Visit our website (click HERE) for details and schedules on our lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Sew Many Triangles – David Sirota – Jan 19, 2022, 9am-3pm, Online via Zoom

*** The signup procedure for this workshop is a bit different then usual ***

 Happy New Year!!

Our first in person meeting in December was great.  We had a good time chatting and catching up.  The treats were tasty thanks to Hospitality and we played some fun games.

Sadly, despite all of Narci’s efforts, Super Saturday for February 2022, will simply not be possible.  COVID and its variants have made us all do a double take.  As much as we all wanted this to happen, our focus must be to stay the course and keep our membership healthy and safe.

Hopefully, these new surges will run their course and by March we will be able to meet in person.  Our next in person meeting is scheduled for:  Wednesday – March 16, 2022.  We will be collecting the Challenge Quilts:  Put a Heart on It.  I hope this extra time has given more of you a chance to participate.  If you haven’t made one yet, get stichin!  You have plenty of time.  The evening’s speaker is our very own Mary Cannizzaro.  Mary is uber talented and never fails to please.  If we cannot meet in person, we will make other arrangements to collect the quilts.

We have a special request.  In order to plan for a display of the Challenge Quilts at our Show, we would like to see a show of hands from those of you who plan to participate.  Higher please.  Just kidding!  Since we can’t see your hands, kindly tickle the keys and send us an email.  We realize that this is a snap shot of a moving picture.  So, let us know if you have made one, if you are thinking of making one or can be persuaded into making one.  We would rather have more space to work with than less.  We need to Lisa know ASAP.  Thank you.

Lastly, mark your calendars again, as we will be voting on the Challenge at our April meeting:  Wednesday – April 6, 2022.  You don’t want to miss the opportunity to see these quilts up close and personal and vote for your favorite.

As always, any ??? just ask.

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Comfort Quilts

Save the date…Comfort Quilts Holiday Gathering is Wednesday December 15^th from 10 to noonish, at the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps.  Share in our cookie swap and our famous White Elephant gift exchange.  Contact Karen Carlson or Carol Auer for further information.

 All members are welcome.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Anticipated Schedule for Jan-Jun 2022:
January 5 & 19,
*February 2 & 26 (1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday, simplified CQ meeting open to all interested guild members,details later)
*March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20
May 4 & 18
June 1 & 15

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star” – Charity Recipient Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

The 2022 Raffle Quilt , “ Bright Star”, will be on display at our Holiday Guild meeting on Thursday, December 9^th.
Please pick up your raffle ticket packet at the sign in desk….and don’t forget to pick up your friends packets too!
Remember you can pay for tickets online, click HERE.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

Visit our website (click HERE) for details and schedules on our lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Sew Many Triangles – David Sirota – Jan 19, 2022

9am-3pm
Online via Zoom

*** The signup procedure for this workshop is a bit different then usual ***

We look forward to welcoming you back to live meetings!

Membership stands at 174. Please welcome our newest member, Christine Economos of New York, NY.
If you haven’t registered for 2021-2022, you will have a chance to do so at the live meeting in December.

REMINDER – Pick up your print copy of the NSQG Membership Directory 2021-2022 at the sign in table.

Happy Holidays to all!
Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Some Shopping and Visiting

Comfort Quilts Summer Project ‘Mad about Plaid (and White)’

It was a perfect day to come together.  Members enjoyed the company of fellow quilters as well as treating themselves to a few fun purchases which raised close to $1400 from the Comfort Quilts Boutique Kits Sale and Summer Raffle and the Library Book Sale.

The Help Doctor

Quilt Kits for Sale

Spin the Wheel to win a prize!

Art Lovers SIG Display

Improv SIG Display

Hello Everyone!

As always, it was fun seeing everyone again at our October meeting.  Some of you got to continue the fun by attending the workshop the next day.  Good for you.

It was also nice to see those of you who were able to attend the in person Fall Social at NSVAC on October 9th.  We had an awesome day.  And, Mother Nature did in fact cooperate and for that were are grateful!

Please note the following changes:

First, December we will in fact be able to have our first in person meeting at Kennedy.  Hooooray!  Please remember to mark your calendars for the date change:  Thursday – December 9, 2021.  Since this will be our first in person meeting, we have decided to keep it light and easy so we can all chat and catch up.  Treats will be enjoyed while we play some fun games with the chance to win some great prizes.

Second, mark your calendars for our next in person meeting which will be: Wednesday – March 16, 2022.  We will be collecting the Challenge Quilts:  Put a Heart on It.  This change was made to make the collection of the quilts much easier for everyone and as an added bonus, you get some extra time!  If you haven’t made one yet, get stichin!  If you have made one, great!  Now, make another one!  Just kidding!!  Our program that evening will be presented by our very own, Mary Cannizzaro.  Mary is uber talented and never fails to please.

Third, mark your calendars again, as we will be voting on the Challenge at our April meeting:  Wednesday – April 6, 2022.  You don’t want to miss the opportunity to see these quilts up close and personal and vote for your favorite.

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Improv SIG group members (L to R): Ashley, Dee, Margaret, Rona, Jody, Meg, Pooa

This month several members of the Improv SIG took a Field Trip to the C.H.Booth Library in Newtown, Connecticut to see two gallery exhibits. Of special interest to us was the FANE Fibre Art & Quilt Exhibit because many of the art quilts and works on panel boards were done by NSQG members. Congratulations artists! We loved this exhibition and were happy to see your wonderful pieces!

Comfort Quilts

CQ October Distributions

Right now the upcoming CQ meeting dates at NSVAC are Wednesdays, 10am-2pm – Nov. 3 & 17, and Dec. 1 & 15.  Vaccination required, no lunch table setup, eating either outside or at your table spot is fine.

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make any charity quilt requests or to make any fabric donations.

Narci Medina, quilt made by Carolyn Salon

Harlan Sexton, quilt made by Brenda Strauss

April Russel, quilt made by Althea Nolan

Our Fall Social was fun for all!  The Comfort Quilts Summer Project, ‘Mad about Plaid’ raffle raised over $300 so three quilts raffled – three winners!

Congratulations to the winners and the makers.
Our Boutique Quilt Kits were also a big seller.
Thank you to Carol Auer and Karen Carlson for keeping Comfort Quilts a big part of our Guild.

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star” – Charity Recipient Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

BRIGHT STAR was on display at the Fall Social and was admired by all.  All ticket proceeds will go to the charity, Friends of Karen, of North Salem N.Y. Thank you to the Guild members who helped in the making of this beautiful quilt.

Blocks by Alice Dokken, completed by Karen Carlson

Christmas quilt by Patricia Loquet

Two Comfort Quilts were donated to Kennedy Catholic for their Holiday Fundraiser and Silent Auction on December 4th.  Check it out!

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

UPCOMING

Sarah Nishiura (online) November 16th will lecture on “Home”. Her workshop date will be later, Wednesday December 1^{st,  “}Deconstructing Design”.

Click HERE  for more details on the lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Online via Zoom

Beginning with an examination of some well-known quilt patterns, and moving through a series of hands-on design exercises, this workshop will introduce students to fundamentals of geometric quilt design, offer practical advice on ways to approach design, and also include exercises to help students develop their own designing voice. Rather than sewing with fabric, students in this workshop will work with paper and glue, and brainstorm on graph paper to develop a well realized, self-designed pattern that is ready to be sewn.  Recognizing that no two quilters are the same, Sarah will share the process she uses to design her quilts, while encouraging students to find their own way.

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The cost of a one day workshop is $50.00 for NSQG members, non-members are welcome (based on availability) for a fee of $70.  The cost for a two day workshop varies, check specific workshop information for details.

All workshop sign-ups are subject to availability, no refunds unless workshop is cancelled or overfilled.

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Please be sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (you can renew here) before registering as a member for a workshop.

• To signup and pay via credit card: click here.
• To signup and pay by check:  email programs@northernstarquilters.com with your workshop choice and mail your check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):  Kathy Tuttle, 9 Coventry Circle, Mahopac, NY  10541.
  

Class confirmation and supply list will be emailed when payment is received.

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com, with any questions.

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North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps
14 Daniel Road, North Salem, NY
Saturday, October 9th, 10am-1pm
Vaccination required – Covid-19  guidelines to be followed

• Quilt Display by Comfort Quilts – Summer Project ‘Mad about Plaid’
  with Winner’s Choice Raffle
• Quilt Display – 2022 Raffle Quilt
• Quilt Display by Art Lovers SIG
• Quilt Display by imProv SIG
• Spin the Wheel – Surprise Prizes !!!
• Membership Renewal
• Directory Photos
• Workshop Information and Sign-ups
• Boutique Quilt Kits for Sale
• Fill a ‘Bag of Books’   (sorry, no new donations)
• The Doctor is In – Quilting Questions Help Table
• Gathering Areas to Visit with Fellow Members

• Bring your own bags
• Wear your name tags
• Have exact change or checks

***In case of inclement weather we will send an email rescheduling to a rain date or cancelling.
If in doubt, check your emails before heading out or contact us**

COMING WORKSHOPS

Julia McLeod (online) October 19th and 20th will lecture on “Everything But Cotton” with a next day workshop “Starting with Silk”.

Sarah Nishiura (online) November 16th will lecture on “Home”. Her workshop date will be later, Wednesday December 1^{st,  “}Deconstructing Design”.

Click HERE  for more details on the lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

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Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.

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Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.   Workshops are not recorded.

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October Workshop Description

Comfort Quilts

Quilts from September’s CQ meeting

Right now the upcoming CQ meeting dates at NSVAC are Wednesdays, 10am-2pm – Oct. 6 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17, and Dec. 1 & 15.  Vaccination required, no lunch table setup, eating either outside or at your table spot is fine.

At our Fall Social, Comfort Quilters will display their Summer Project quilts, “Mad About Plaid”.  There will be a mini raffle for one or more quilts.  Boutique Quilt Kits will also be for sale.

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make any charity quilt requests or to make any fabric donations.

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star”

Pre-selling raffle tickets for BRIGHT STAR, our NSQG raffle quilt, at the Fall Festival at Somers Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.

Come see our beautiful 2022 Raffle Quilt, BRIGHT STAR at NSQG’s Fall Social, Oct 9th. This year’s quilt was coordinated by Judy Gignesi and a group of Guild members. Thank you Angela Vertucci, for your beautiful job of quilting.  Raffle tickets will be distributed at our December Guild meeting or mailed. This year’s charity recipient is Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

From Jennifer Larrabee:
You may remember that last year, I had asked members who were making masks, to donate a quilt square made from mask scraps, and I created a quilt that represented 45 mask-makers from 17 different states.  The quilt hung at the ArtsWestchester gallery show “Together ApART: Creating during Covid”.  The next chapter in the story is that over Labor Day Weekend, I sold the quilt.  Today, I presented a check for the full sales price of the quilt ($1000) to CHHOP (Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill)  I’d like to thank everyone in NSQG who helped by donating a square, and especially to Rosemary DePaola, who quilted it for me.

Greetings to all!

Autumn is upon us which means that it’s time for you to renew your membership, if you haven’t already done so.
October 31^st is the deadline to be included in the hard copy of the Membership Directory.

Dues are $45.
The links for a registration form and payment are below, just pick and click.

Renew by credit card
or
Renew by check and mail

Updates

As of September 29th, 141 people have renewed their membership for 2021-2022. This means there are more than 45 people who have not yet renewed.  We hope you will take a moment to remind your friends to send in their dues!

Please welcome our newest member, Rosheen Taylor of Millwood, NY

A drawing was held at the September meeting which included the names of all of those members who renewed their membership by Sept. 1^st.   A $50. voucher toward an NSQG workshop was won by Barbara Oudheusden and Caroline Naddeo.  Congratulations!

Guild Photo Project Update

More than half of you have emailed your photos to us for inclusion in the Membership Directory. I hope those members who have not yet participated in this project to connect names with faces will consider doing so in the coming month. There will be a membership table at the Fall Social on October 9^th, and Joanne Visovsky will be there to take pictures of those of you who are interested.  If you would prefer to send us your photo, email it to: membership@northernstarquilters.com

Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

Happy Fall Everyone!

It was great seeing everyone again last month.  We look forward to seeing everyone who can attend our in person Fall Social at NSVAC on October 9th.  We have some fun activities planned.  Please reach out to Mother Nature and request her cooperation in providing great weather on that day 🙂

The Global Quilt Connection All Star Sampler Platter Event took place this past weekend.  The guild-wide subscription provided us all with a great opportunity to tune in and watch some great instructors and preview their classes. We hope you were able to take advantage and enjoy this amazing event.

The format of our December meeting is still being determined but we will be providing some holiday fun no matter where and when.

Lastly, we have some updated information regarding the SIG’s.  Diane Linker after hosting the Long Arm SIG has passed on the baton.  Thank you Diane for all of your past contributions.  And, Roni Gerhardt is offering a SIG “All things Lori Holt”.  Click HERE for updated details on all SIGs.

Happy Stitchin’,
April and Narci, activities@northernstarquilters.com

FREE BONUS WORKSHOP – Carolina Cuevas will be offering a free Zoom workshop on Saturday, September 11th,  2-4 pm.  You will learn to make dyes and dye paste from organic and accessible materials to produce beautiful designs and patterns on fabric. Participants can watch Carolina go through the process or participate along with her in your kitchen.  Additional details to be emailed separately and a supply list will be sent to all participant’s after signing up for the workshop.

Sign up for the workshop with Kathy Tuttle – Kathytuttle9@gmail.com.  There is no fee for this workshop but please register beforehand if interested and membership must be current.

The Global Quilt Connection has scheduled another online All Star Sampler Platter for October 2nd and 3rd.  We will be registering the guild and sending current members more information and the Zoom sign in link when available.

COMING WORKSHOPS

Giucy Giuce (online) is our first meeting lecturer, Modern Quilt Photography via Zoom, September 21st.  His Zoom workshop is September 22.  The Vintage Quilt Revival is the topic of the workshop.  This is a great design opportunity if you are interested in designing and planning your quilt.

Julia McLeod (online) October 19th and  20th will lecture on “Everything But Cotton” with a next day workshop “Starting with Silk”.

Sarah Nishiura (online) November 16th will lecture on “Home”. Her workshop date will be later, Wednesday December 1^{st,  “}Deconstructing Design”.

Click HERE  for more details on the lectures and workshops or check our website, signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.

Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.   Workshops are not recorded.

Contact Kathy Tuttle, programs@northernstarquilters.com, with any questions.

September Workshop Description

Vintage Quilt Revival Workshop:  Giucy Giuce – September 22

What’s old is new again! Contemporary quilt designers are reaching back to vintage quilts to draw inspiration for their new quilt patterns. But how do you turn a dusty old quilt in the attic into a new and exciting design? Join Giuseppe Ribaudo from Giucy Giuce as he demonstrates how to deconstruct the elements of a vintage quilt and turn it into something new. Giuseppe will share his personal experience working with Mary Fons to redesign a vintage quilt for QuiltFolk magazine. He’ll then share his tips and tricks for dissecting old quilts of your own and give you the tools you need to design your own new quilt pattern!

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Comfort Quilts

Some Comfort Quilts from our August get-together

Comfort Quilters have been stitching away even though we have met infrequently!  We plan to continue with some in-person meetings thru the fall.  Right now the dates planned are Wednesdays, 10am-2pm – Sept. 22, Oct. 6 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17, and Dec. 1 & 15.  Vaccination required, masks still by personal choice, no lunch table setup, eating either outside or at your table spot is fine.

The NSQG Comfort Quilts’ distribution list, recorded by Pat Julian, in the past year has exceeded 507 quilts.  thanks to our wonderful group of Comfort Quilters who make these donations possible.  You can view the distribution summary Here.

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make any charity quilt requests or any fabric donations.

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star”

NSQG runs a yearly quilt raffle whose net proceeds benefit a not-for-profit charitable organization. This year’s recipient will be Friends of Karen. For 43 years, Friends of Karen’s mission is to provide emotional, financial and advocacy support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families in order to help keep them stable, functioning, and able to cope.

This year’s quilt, Bright Star, was coordinated by Judy Gignesi and a group of Guild members.  It was quilted by Angela Vertucci.  The quilt will be displayed at the September Zoom Guild meeting.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Dear members,

September brings the start of a new guild year and the 40^th anniversary of Northern Star’s first open meeting following its founding in May, 1981. We’ve come a long way from making sampler blocks using self-made plastic templates to producing increasingly sophisticated quilts in a variety of styles! This is a good time to stop and reflect upon all that the guild continues to offer us and to celebrate friendships that have been made along the way and continue to be made as we come together to learn, grow and share our knowledge and passion for quilting.

Membership Update –
As of now, 109 people have renewed their membership for 2021-2022, and we have 2 new members for a total of 111. Please welcome Shari Lanay of Chaska, Minnesota and Alona Harman of Carmel, NY.
92 people have sent in pictures for the NSQG Member Directory. If you would like your photo included, email it to:  www.membership@northernstarquilters.com

 If you haven’t done so, I invite you to renew your membership now. 

Dues are $45.
The links for a registration form and payment are below, just pick and click.

Renew by credit card
or
Renew by check and mail

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*Please note that if you are having difficulty registering online, it may be that you have already done so. There is a check in the system that prevents duplicate registrations.

*We will continue sending reminder notices to members who have NOT registered for 2021-2022.

See you in September!

Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

REMEMBER – the Guild always likes to reach out to members with a get-well or sympathy card when it would be welcome and to acknowledge donations and gifts with a letter of thanks.   Please let me know if there is a member in need of a little Sunshine or a note of appreciation.
Thank you,
Fran Jacobson, Secretary@northernstarquilters.com

Get a preview of next season’s lectures and workshops on the website and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.

Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.   Workshops are not recorded.

Elizabeth Eastmond
Criss Cross Quilt Workshop

Using a sashed four-patch and a Lattice block from the 1930s, this quilt makes up fun and fast, especially if using Layer Cake precuts. It’s also a good scrappy quilt, if kept to limited palette of colors.

June 16, 2021, 9am-3:30pm – online via Zoom

Followup one hour zoom – June 23, 2021, 10am

The cost of a workshop for NSQG members is $50.00, non-members are welcome (based on availability) for a fee of $70.

Class confirmation and supply list will be emailed when payment is received.

Questions can be sent to programs@northernstarquilters.com.

The Criss-Cross Quilt pattern is required;
a downloadable pdf may be purchased for $10 HERE or contacting programs@northernstarquilters.com.

Feel like just doing a whole bunch of sewing, without fussing with tricky patterns? Then this is the class for you! We make sashed four-patches, and slashed diagonals, mixing up the pieces to create a lively quilt.

The class will meet together for the first two hours (Synchronous Instruction), where we’ll trouble-shoot technology, get everyone set up to sew and to access the instructional videos.

The next ninety minutes are Asynchronous Learning, which allows students to sew and work at their own pace. It can also be a time for lunch break, but the focus is still on the workshop and its content. It can be a good time to review the class videos or download any class instruction sheets as well. This is roughly 11-12:30 p.m.We return for more Synchronous Instruction, addressing issues in late-stage construction, quilting ideas (if needed), and, if a lot of progress has been made, a group discussion where we talk about any challenges in the day’s work. This runs roughly 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Then solo-sewing by students on Zoom in the company of their guild friends. This has been quite popular as it allows for social interaction, sort of like a group sewing experiences. This end time block can be adjusted to individual Guild needs, but runs until to 3:30 p.m.

One Week Later:
10-11 am: Follow-up Class to show off your quilts! If you send me a photo the day before, I will put them into a Show and Share Slide Show which can then be forwarded to your Guild for their Online Guild Meeting.

Supply List:

• Purchase pdf pattern.
• In addition to the downloadable pattern, basic sewing supplies are all that are needed:
  sewing machine, fabric, rotary cutter/mat, larger square ruler (10 1/2 or similar), thread, needles, access to a computer or hand-held digital device (one per student), sense of humor, iron and ironing surface.

2021 Raffle Quilt –

Congratulations to SHORE/ ICARE…this years charity raffle raised $9000 and a check will be presented to them at our June Guild meeting. Thank you to everyone that sold tickets to support this great cause. Special thanks to Pins and Needles for sending their customers an email that resulted in additional sales.

Comfort Quilts

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com with any Comfort Quilt requests.

In addition to all our quilt making efforts, Comfort Quilters find ways to to help defray our expenses and support the guild by raising funds from excess items donated to us with quilt raffles, tag sales, fabric sales, and kit sales, .  Click for the latest summary since we started keeping track.   Good work all around, thank you!

There will be an outside Comfort Quilt quilt drop-off and distribution on June 9^th from 10:30 to 11:30 at NSVAC.  If you would like any batting or fabric, please let Karen Carlson or Carol Auer know ahead of time. You can also pick up the Summer Project, “Feelin’ Plaid All Over”

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com