April 2022
/Program: Annual Meeting and Ice Cream Social
Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 6:30 PM at Grace United Methodist Church
Come join us in person at our Annual Meeting!
We will start off with an old-fashioned ice cream social at 6:30 pm, complete with all the toppings, provided by your Board members.
Program for the evening:
Thank the outgoing Board members
Installation of new Board members, with members’ approval
Announcement of changes to committee members
Announcement of recent vote on changes to the bylaws
Budget presentation and vote
Committee reports
Announcements for 2023 Quilt Show Raffle Quilt and VQ Retreat
Iron Quilter Challenge presentation and voting
Christine’s Chatter
Spring is in the air! It has been pretty cold these past few days, but my daffodils are about three inches tall and I see patches of green everywhere. The birds are certainly in a tizzy about warmer days to come.
In lieu of a speaker at our March meeting, we had an impromptu Show and Tell. It’s always wonderful to see the varied talents and styles in our guild. I think that’s what makes us a great group. We all bring different things to the table.
April’s meeting will be so exciting as we are meeting in person at Grace United Methodist Church. Social time starts at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. The ground isn’t the only area that has renewal in April; we see changes in our guild every spring. This is our annual meeting and we will thank the vacating Board members and install the new Board. Your attendance is valued and the new Board needs to be voted in by you. We will be gifting our “Iron Quilter” quilts to the Staben House and the Eddie Washington Center.
We will be having an Ice Cream Social for our April meeting hosted by the outgoing Board.
April is also the month to renew your membership to the guild (see details in Membership article below).
Please read further in this newsletter as we have a few opportunities coming your way. This year is the 40th year (a Ruby anniversary) that Village Quilters has been an official organization and Kearstie is looking for ideas to celebrate it as a group. This year is also my wedding anniversary. I am doing the “Ruby Jubilee” mystery quilt in Quiltmaker because the magazine has been publishing for 40 years.
Sharon Pierluissi and Marti Austin are planning a retreat for 32 VQ members in September. Stay tuned for more details.
Donna Derstadt and Kate Klein are planning our raffle quilt for our 2023 quilt show. It promises to be a beauty. See article below and how you can help.
It will be so good to be together in person for our monthly meeting this month.
Christine Tindell, President
Nominations for 2022-2023 Board and Committee Members
Executive Board
President – Christine Tindell
V.P. Membership – Sharon Pierluissi and Andrea Krier
V.P. Programs – Linda Spring and Enid Mattimiro
Advance Programs – Kathy Sorkin
Secretary – Julie Milne
Treasurer – Donna Derstadt (2022-2023)
Assistant Treasurer – Madge Pierce (Treasurer 2023-2024)
Newsletter – Celia Stratman
Member at Large – Marti Austin
2023 Quilt Show Chair – Kathy Avellone
Committees
Historian – Kearstie Grenier
Library – position open
Ways and Means – Donna Fitzgerald
UFO Challenge and Birthday Blocks – position open
Friendship – Barbara Schober
December Social – position open
April Potluck – position open
Service – position open
Webmaster - Margaret Martin
Marti Austin, Member At Large
Village Quilters Anniversary
Who is 40 years old? Village Quilters began its existence forty years ago. Now it’s time to celebrate us! Anyone who would like to be involved in the committee to help plan our celebration contact Christine Tindell, Kearstie Grenier, or Marti Austin.
2023 Raffle Quilt
We are excited to begin work on our 2023 Raffle Quilt, and even more excited that it will be designed by one of our own members – Kate Klein. While she is still refining details, we can tell you that it will be very different this year – a stripy design alternating columns of pieced blocks and columns of applique.
The color palette is clear brights on black, inspired by Nancy Pearson’s “Poppies”. You can see it in more detail if you Google Nancy’s book “Floral Applique”. The photo is our color inspiration.
For the April meeting, we’re asking members to donate 2-3 prewashed fat quarters in the colors of the flowers in the photo – lights, mediums, and darks – the greater the variety, the better, according to Nancy. We’ll cut these into kits to distribute in May. We hope all members are willing to help.
Stay tuned for the quilt design big reveal!
Donna Derstadt and Kate Klein Raffle Quilt Co-chairs
IQI Trunk Show and Workshop this week!
Lynn Schmitt: “Mixed Medium Textiles, How to use them, Where to use them and Why”
Thursday, April 7, 2022, 7:00 pm,
Lutheran Church of Ascension, 460 Sunset Ridge Rd., Northfield
Lynn is an author and founder, owner and designer of A Different Box of Crayons quilt shop in Glen Ellyn, IL. She has designed projects for over 13 years while teaching and vending across the U.S. and Europe. Lynn is a master at mixing multiple textiles in her art. This trunk show is not to be missed. Fee for non-members is $10.
Saturday, April 9, 2022 “LOGistics”
Workshop 9 am-3 pm
Gloria Dei, 133 Pfingsten Rd, Northbrook
This workshop project of a pillow or table mat can be finished in a day. The base is wool. The accents are a mix of traditional and contemporary cottons, silks of different distinctions, batiks, home decor and wool. Each colorway is unique and includes an individual mix. Consistently there is a variety of fabric textures, weights, and sheens in each kit to illustrate how joyful this mix of textiles can be. The chain detail is done with silk.
Each kit is complete and includes the pattern. You can create either the pillow or the table mat from this kit. The pillow can be constructed in its entirety from a single kit, including front, back and binding. The table mat kit includes the binding, but not the backing.
There are 5 color options: Purple, Green, Raspberry, Blue and Rust. The cost of the workshop is $60 for non-members. Kit cost is $49.50 payable to Lynn Schmitt at the workshop.
Email ckarabush@decisionsystems.com at IQI for details about signing up.
Treasurer’s Report
Balance as of 1/24/2022: $30, 204.62
Income: $134.72
Expenses: $2000.00
Ending Ledger Balance as of 2/28/2022: $28,339.34
The guild generated income from workshop fees. The guild incurred expenses for rent and speaker fees.
Respectfully submitted, Donna Derstadt, Treasurer
Membership
Spring is here, and it’s time to renew your Village Quilters Membership.
The new membership year begins on May 1, 2022. The membership fee is $50.00 ($25.00 for active military or spouse), but you save $5.00 if you renew by May 31! All renewals require 2 steps:
Completing a registration form
Submitting your payment.
To register online and pay your dues with your credit card, click on any green “Join or Renew” button throughout the website or the orange banner at the top of any page. You’ll be taken to a page where you can complete the membership form online or indicate that all of the information is the same as last year.
Then click the “Pay Online” button and select your one-year membership to be placed in your shopping cart. You will see that the one-year membership is “on sale” for $45.00!
To pay by check, you can download the membership form as a pdf from the Join Us page, print and complete the form, and mail it with your check to the address shown on the form.
If you have any questions, please contact Sue Ann Kuby or Kathy Avellone.
Happy April Birthday to the following members!
Lynn Bradburn – 4/15
Edythe Hirasawa – 4/28
Erica Jarrett – 4/6
Emily Malone – 4/25
Margaret Martin – 4/21
Enid Mattimiro – 4/30
Linda McCabe – 4/20
Julie Milne – 4/26
Membership co-chairs Sue Ann Kuby and Kathy Avellone