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2 Apr, 2020

Latest News – 04/20

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Member Photos -

Carol Auer – One is me at work on the masks & the other is delivery to Putnam Nursing Home of 125 masks. I am so glad to be working on this team effort as the supplies that are in short demand are sourced & collected by the coordinator, Erin Crowley in Mahopac. I just pick up elastic and drop off the completed masks. She does all the rest. Very efficient!

Mary Brewer – Started this before the virus hit; sending it off tomorrow. The lucky baby is 15 days old.
Re-learning how to machine-quilt on my little Pfaff so don’t look too closely! More baby quilts, this time made with scraps and leftovers, are on my list.

Yes, it is two-sided.

Andrea Winter – Finishing some UFOs. First photo is a Comfort Quilt “X Plus” kit. Second is a CQ NICU quilt from leftovers of it. Third is small quilt for Red Stocking donation (Martha Vineyard’s guild) using leftovers of larger quilt made last year for same group.

Brenda Strauss – Comfort Quilts

Fran Jacobsen – Finishing some quilts

2020 Raffle -

Although our Quilt Show is cancelled, the raffle drawing will take place as planned, the proceeds benefiting

New Dawn Family Resource Center.

Grand Prize is the Sunshine Star Cabins Quilt made by NSQG guild members.
First Prize is a Bernina 435 Sewing Machine
donated by Pins and Needles of Mt. Kisco, NY.
Drawing May 19, 2020 – You do not need to be present to win

Even more than usual, we need everyone’s help to make our raffle a success and to support New Dawn!

So far, just a little over a third of the raffle ticket packets that were distributed to members have been returned. And more are still available. Please help by remembering to mail back those ticket stubs and your payment! If you need a replacement packet, contact Anne Macdonald, charitable@northernstarquilters.com.
Tickets are $1 each or a booklet of 6 for $5.
Make checks payable to Northern Star Quilters Guild Ltd.
Mail to NSQG – Raffle, Box 232, Somers, NY 10589.

If you would like to buy tickets or obtain additional tickets to sell or have any questions, please contact Anne Macdonald, charitable@northernstarquilters.com.

If you would like to make a donation to New Dawn WITHOUT buying any raffle tickets, you may donate by clicking here or via our website, www.northernstarquilters.com, using the DONATE button in the upper right corner.
Be sure to specify ‘New Dawn‘ on the Comments line.

Thank you for your support!

Face Masks -

For those of you with questions about face masks, updated info sent out via an earlier guild email is available on the website and below under ‘Member Projects’.

Member Notices:

(Members may request a posting per season about personal quilting related items for sale or other quilting info, contact news@northernstarquilters.com for further details.)

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box on our home page, click on Make a Donation.

Guild policies are available for member review at the library table or by request to the secretary@northernstarquilters.com.

– Send Guild newsletter updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com and photos for Instagram and Facebook are always welcome at social@northernstarquilters.com.

– Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook and Instagram – @northernstarquilters

Area Quilt Shows

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New England Quilt Museum (NEQM) Exhibits – Lowell, MA
Quilt Alliance Activities
ArtsWestchester Events– White Plains, NY
The International Quilt Museum Virtual Events
Quilt Shows Around the Country
Quilting Hub

Area Quilt Shops

Beetle and Fred, Beacon, NY
Cannizzaro Creations, Rockland, MA
Cate’s Sew Modern, Guilford, CT
Christie’s Quilting Boutique, Norwalk, CT
Colchester Mill Fabrics, Colchester, CT
Cotton Candy, Brookfield, CT
Cultured Expressions, Rahway, NY
Fabric Mart, Yorktown, NY
Gotham Quilts (online), New York, NY
Keaton Quilts, New York, NY
Pins & Needles, Mt. Kisco, NY
Pinwheels (online), North Salem, NY
Quilt Basket (online), Wappingers Falls, NY
Quilt Tree, Nyack, NY
Quilters Attic, Pine Bush, NY
Retake-Remake, Peekskill, NY
Sew Happy (sewing lessons), Mamaroneck, NY
Stitch in Time (machine servicing), Darien, CT
The Quilt Shop By Lois, Newtown, CT
Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts, New York, NY
Village Fabric Sho ppe, Red Hook, NY
Yankee Quilter, Seymour, CT

1 Mar, 2020

Latest News – 03/20

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Education-Linda Finegan

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The Ugly Fabric Auction in Action!

Ready to go – ‘Ugly’ fabric bundles

Sparkly Auctioneers Linda and her daughter Eve

Happy Winning Bidder Judy!

Contact education@northernstarquilters.com

2020-21 Board Members Needed

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Board positions to be filled this year are the Activities Liaison role and Assistant to the President.

Please consider these jobs carefully. The guild needs everyone’s participation and leadership to continue successfully.
We have had great success with two members sharing a position so please consider that possibility in your thinking.

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Ideally, one or two members would take on the Assistant role, working with the current President(s) as well as considering the possibility of taking over the Presidency in 2021.
A brief Assistant to the President Job Description follows:

The Assistant to the President is a Board Member, appointed by the President, to perform tasks that will help the President in the performance of her duties. In addition, the Assistant may be asked to participate on any committee at the discretion of the President.

The Assistant to the President may be asked to help the President with whatever is unique to the requirements of the time along with acquiring general knowledge of the workings of the Board and familiarity with the By-Laws, Policies and Procedures of the Guild.

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The Activities Liaison role combines Education and Special Activities, hopefully encouraging members who might not be able to take on the board position but who could manage one of the subsidiary activities listed below.
And if you (and a friend) are able to take on one of those subsidiary activities, please contact us as well. Having those volunteers in place can make it easier for someone to take on the Liaison role knowing support is already available.
A working draft for the Activities Liaison Job Description follows:

The Activities Liaison is a Board Member, appointed by the President, responsible for ongoing and ad hoc educational and social activities for the Guild. New activities may be added; any activities which do not generate sufficient interest or for which there are no volunteers may be dropped.

The Activities Liaison would help appoint and work with volunteers who then manage the following current activities:

1. Show and Tell at meetings.
2. Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
3. Winter (January, February) Meeting Programs.
4. Appointing (with Board assistance) Guild members to lead the ad hoc events listed below.
5. Ensuring the membership is kept informed about the various activities underway.

- Show and Tell – Members share pieces they have made before the lecture.

- Special Interest Groups (SIGs) – These are small self-directed groups in which members with a common interest learn from each other. `

- January and February Winter Programs – These are usually social, educational, member participatory type activities that do not require the hiring of an outside speaker, due to the possibility of inclement weather and uncertain availability of the auditorium.

- Holiday Boutique – Interested members (and usually Comfort Quilts) may ‘rent’ a table to sell their hand-crafted and quilt related wares before the November meeting.

- Super Saturday – Around the end of February, Guild members get together for a fun and productive Saturday, lunch provided, taking member taught classes or working on their own projects.

- Quilt Challenge – A theme is solicited and members are challenged to make a small wall quilt based on the year’s proposed theme, ribbons are awarded. The quilts are displayed at the April Guild meeting and at the Quilt Show.

- Trips – Organize a one-day or overnight trip to a quilt related event if sufficient interest is expressed by the membership. (nothing currently in the works)

Thank you, Anne and Karen, president@northernstarquilters.com

Programs-Linda Stern

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Timna Tarr will be giving a workshop on March 18th. There are several spots still available so we are opening it up to non guild members, if you have a friend or belong to another guild please spread the word.

Making Maps with Fabric:
Use fabric to capture a special location. Maybe it’s your favorite vacation spot, your neighborhood, or your hometown. Over the course of the workshop, participants learn both pattern-making and improvisational quilting techniques to create personal map quilts. Bring a large paper map of a location you would like to replicate (approx. 24”x36”), your favorite fabrics and threads, and a willingness to experiment.

May 19th we have Beth Helfter, of EvaPaige Quilt Designs teaching us Accordion Sewn HSTs. This project uses Beth’s Accordion Sewn HST method for making scrappy half square triangles with no waste. Scrappy is the key word. Come join us!
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Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com

Super Saturday-Annette Nash Govan

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Super Saturday Teachers – Tamar,Daisy,Caryl,Patricia,Carol,Diane,Sit-n-Sew’er

Super Saturday Lunch Time – Kathy and Nancy

Class projects on display

We had a very successful Super Saturday on February 15, 2020 at Ossining High School. The school was very accommodating to our needs. We had several large spacious classrooms for each class and a large cafeteria for lunch preparations. We will look to hold Super Saturday 2021 at Ossining High School again next year.

I want to thank all of our teachers for their wonderful instructions and presentations in teaching our members and guests. Thank you to Diane Linker and Carol Sterk for Foundation Paper Piecing, Daisy Dodge for Jelly Roll Rugs, Tamar Drucker for Collage/Pictorial Quilts, Caryl Castellion for Beach Bags, Patricia Loquet for Across The Block and Luann Bruce for Hand Applique/Hand Embroidery. Special thanks to Karen Carlson for her help and advice and to our Hospitality Chairs, Nancy Picco and Kathy Keane for their delicious lunch, continental breakfast and snacks.

We would like to put in a call for teachers for next year’s Super Saturday 2021. We hope to have our teachers lined up by the June meeting so we can start registrations early in September.

We are also looking for an assistant (Super Saturday Coordinator In-Training) for Annette.

Please contact supersaturday@northernstarquilters.com

Hospitality-Kathy Keane and Nancy Picco

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P,Q,R last named members for snacks but everyone should feel free to add some goodies.

Contact hospitality@northernstarquilters.com

Silent Auction - Rosemary DePaola

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Hey everyone,

A reminder for the Quilt Show Silent Auction:

We are collecting
wall hangings, table runners and crib-throw-bed quilts.

Please help by donating a special item!

We need lots of items! Your contribution is a great way for you to help the guild continue to finance the activities we all enjoy!

Keep the following guidelines in mind: art quilts, wall hangings, table runners, and crib thru bed quilts are all accepted (nothing smaller than a 48″ perimeter).

Please drop off your donations (with your name and phone# attached) at the Membership Table at upcoming guild meetings or at Comfort Quilts or contact me to make arrangements.

Thank you,
Rosemary DePaola, silentauction@northernstarquilters.com

Quilt Show - May 2-3, 2020 - Narci Medina

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MARCH is “Register Your Quilt Month” for our 2020 World of Quilts Show

Calling all guild members to volunteer at our World of Quilts Show

Quilt Show Committee needs a person to take charge of “ QUILT SHOW TEAR DOWN”.
Responsibilities include overseeing the safe removal of the quilts from the display frames and coordinating with the quilt registrar to place quilts for pick up.
If you are interested, contact Narci Medina at narcinsqgshow@gmail.com

Contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Library-Deborah Tashjian

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Looking to clear out your book and magazine collection?

I will be taking donations for our Quilt Show library sale at the February through April meetings. Please don’t limit yourselves to quilting books and magazines. Our members are also interested in knitting, crocheting, sewing, and patterns. We can use it all!

Contact library@northernstarquilters.com

Sewing Day for ArtsWestchester and Amanda Browder's 'Metroplis Sunrise'

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Click pic for more sewing days

About 20 Northern Star Quilters and friends worked on the project panels at NSQG’s Sewing Day at Kennedy.

Sewing (and sewing…) into long panels

Fabric sewn into long strips

Charitable Activities-Anne MacDonald

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Comfort Quilt meetings are March 4th and 11th in North Salem.

Contact charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Communications-Daisy Dodge and Deb Warren

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Contact communications@northernstarquilters.com.