Raffle Quilt Need Help Organizing

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Next Meeting:

Thursday, March 17, 2016 6:30 Social 7:00 Meeting Start

Speaker: Allison Lee

Location: Temple Beth Or 5315 Creedmoor Road Raleigh, NC 27612

Raffle Quilt—Need Help Organizing

For the next 6 months, we will need a concerted effort to con- tinue to raise money through this raffle. I’m looking for a few friends, or perhaps a bee, that would be willing to do some organizing work for this raffle. The members of the guild are wonderful about volunteering to serve shifts at Quilt & Vendor Shows, but we really need someone to handle the administrative tasks such as calling to reserve booths and serving as the contact for the volunteers. Please shoot me an email if you are willing to step up as a leader!

Lanakila Alexander

[email protected] Upcoming Raffle Opportunities

Thursday, April 7th—Uncle Eli’s - contact Marsha Tolley @ [email protected] More information on Page 8 https://www.facebook.com/UncleElisQuiltingParty/

Thurs evening - Sat, April 7—9, Bernina World of Sewing - contact Sue Miskovic @ [email protected]

Friday - Sat, April 16 - 17, Warrenton Quilt Days - April 16-17, need organizer and contact person

Friday - Sunday May 13 - 15, Go to be NC Festival @ Fair- grounds, contact Connie Upshaw @ [email protected]

Saturday, March 19 is National Quilting Day

Join Baseball fans at the DBAP at 1:00 pm for a UNC vs Duke Baseball game. You can pick your favorite “blue” team. Bring your quilting with you and get in free. Quilters will be counted and are trying to set a record for the most people quilting at the same time.

Contact [email protected] for free tickets.

See ad on Page 8.

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President’s Message

Dear Guild;

The time for nominating officers is upon us! The Guild governance states that “All officers shall be nominated in April, elected in May, and begin their term of office in July.”

Our Vice President, Darlene Silverman, will be completing her 2nd year with us shortly, and we

are actively seeking a member to step up to fill that position. Darlene gave an overview of her responsibilities during the February meeting. In addition to attending a monthly Board meeting,

the Vice President also serves as the facilities coordinator, submitting room lay out requests and any unusual access needs to the director of the Temple. The Vice President also manages the monthly guild meeting programs for any months in which we do not have an outside presenter.

Those wonderful social activities come from the VP!! If you are interested in volunteering for this position, or if you would like to chat with Darlene more about her duties, please do not hesitate to contact her!

As mentioned at the February guild meeting, the IRS simply will not permit a 501 (c)(3) to exist unless there is a Treasurer for the organization. Our Treasurer, Laura Suich, will be completing her 2nd year with us soon. Without a Treasurer to replace her, the Guild will lose status. The duties of the office require someone with excellent attention to detail. The Guild currently utilizes QuickBooks software for bookkeeping, and will provide the software to a new officer if needed. The specific duties of the position, as outlined in Article VI, Section 4 of the Guild Bylaws:

The Treasurer shall collect and deposit income; review disbursement requests; pay approved Guild expenditures; reconcile the bank accounts monthly; submit monthly reports to the Executive Committee; maintain the financial records of the Guild; and submit an annual written financial report to the members. The Treasurer shall arrange for preparation and submittal, in a timely fashion, all tax documents, coordinate an internal audit of the previous year’s bookkeeping and work with the Executive Committee to ensure all activities are consistent with the non-profit and tax-exempt status of the Guild.

If you are interested in volunteering for this position, or if you would like a tour of the current records and processes, please do not hesitate to contact Laura!

Kim Zebrowski has posted a fantastic description of her soon-to-be-vacant position in this same newsletter, so if you are Communications-oriented, consider volunteering!

Enough about BUSINESS, let’s talk about FUN!. Spring is right around the corner and with it come some fantastic events, You’ll find several of them listed on the front-page article about the Raffle Quilt and a few more in the Calendar of Events.

 Quilts & a covered dish in the Eli Whitney Community? Count me in!

 We all know which blue Roberta will be sporting at the attempt to set a Guinness record for the most people quilting together on Worldwide Quilting Day; but which will you choose???

 A springtime road trip to a quilt tour of historic homes? Let’s ride!

A hui hou kākou (Until we meet again),

Lanakila

[email protected]

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Workshop Registration

Name_______ Member fee $50.00 Phone Non-member fee $60.00 Home Address

Email_______________________________________________

Registration forms and payments may be sent to Debby Femia at 4408 Irving Ct, Raleigh NC 27609 Registration for Spring workshops are now open to the public.

No refunds will be issued if participant withdraws 30 days or less before date of workshop.

Teacher Class Date Amount Check#/Cash

Allison Lee Quilt as You Go-Go

Log Cabin & Pineapple Fri, Mar 18, 2016

Allison Lee Quilt as You Go-Go

Bias Tape Applique Sat, Mar 19, 2016

Gudrun Erla Stripology Fri, Apr 22, 2016

Gudrun Erla Scandinavian Style Sat, Apr 23, 2016

Teachers and Workshops

Don’t forget to check out the spring speakers and sign up for a class. Our workshops are held at Highland United Methodist Church from 9 am—3:30 pm. You may register at the guild meeting or mail your registration form to Debby Femia at 4408 Irving Ct, Raleigh NC 27609

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Military Missions In Action Fundraiser

March 30th, Jersey Mikes is donating profits to MMIA

Registrations are pouring in and there are some classes filling up.

We are updating the Teachers/

Workshops page weekly on classes that are filling and are filled.

We are excited about the number of participants that we are seeing.

Thank you in advance for taking luggage tag kits and making them up for us. We will have more at the February meeting, if you missed out.

Sue Ann Jatko and Marsha Tol- ley, Co-Chairs, Symposium 2016 Check out all the updates on the Symposium website

http://capitalquilters.org/symposium2016/

Drawing Winners Laura Jackson Hope Brown Lori Addington Chelsea Folz Kim Zebrowski Sue Ann Jatko Lynn Farrow Anne Bowman Elaine Wilson Helga Speth Nancy Honeycutt

Charity Groups

Cary Quilting Compang Lone Star Mercantile My Sewing Shoppe Wish Upon a Quilt Sew Taken

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Comfort quilts still needed to hit goals

Quilts on Wheels—61 Quilts for Kids—120 SAFEChild—45

Communications Coordinator Position of the Guild

This position of the guild is up for grabs starting July 1st. This is a voting Board position, so attendance at Monthly Board meetings (currently 2nd Thursday of the month) is required.

Skills and time requirements: Computer skills a must, 5 - 10 hours a month

Duties:

1) Collect and maintain contact information on Board and Committee members.

2) Attend Board and Guild Meetings

3) Collect newsletter articles, at Guild meeting and by email and by word of mouth.

4) Create and distribute Newsletter (currently cre- ated on Publisher), on or about the 1st of every month. Currently 15 newsletters are printed and 12 of those are mailed. Newsletters are also posted on Yahoo group, Facebook, website and are

emailed to a few other guilds.

5) Work with Membership to maintain a list of members who have paid for a mailed newsletter.

6) Work with the Treasurer to maintain a list of Newsletter ads and payments and provide quarter- ly invoices to those contacts.

7) Make website changes using WordPress.

8) Use Mail Chimp to send out monthly meeting reminder on or about the Monday before the Guild meeting.

Contact Kim Zebrowski at [email protected] for any more information.

Block Party

We had 43 of the “Rail Fence” hearts turned in this month and they were wonderful!

We were able to distribute two sets of blocks to these winners: Janet Farrell and Donna Sontag

Our February block is “Polka Dot Square”.

Instructions are posted on our Yahoo Groups and Facebook pages.

Thanks, Barb and Carolyn

[email protected] [email protected]

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Guild Library

I spoke at January's meeting about the need for a new librarian(s) in June because my two year tenure is finished then, and I hope some of you will consider taking over the position. As I said, I love to be in the library at guild meetings. I meet lots of members, and I get to see the generosity of the guild with the donations of books and magazines. The library takes some physical strength, but a group could easily make it work. The time outside of guild is minimal, and the library is a low tech job, too. If you are seeking to be more involved in the guild but don't want to take on too much, then the library would be a great option for you. You can let Lanakila, Darlene, or myself know if you are interested in having your name or group's name on the ballet.

Happy reading and sewing, Ginger.

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Jean Holloway Peggy Forster Susan Mastro Carol Swanson Sharon Dvorak Anne Allen Cheryl Porter Cherie Brugler Bonnie Kurth Julie White Lori Addington Sharon Wisner Bo Herman Delores Slater Nancy Honeycutt

Chelsea Folz

Ashly Tay with Sharon Lee

Sunshine & Shadows

Sympathy is extended to Doris Knoy upon the death of her Mom and to Connie Upshaw upon the death of her Mother-in-Law.

Please share any “member news” with me so I can send a note on behalf of the Guild - Happy news and sad news.

[email protected] or 919.266.1045 Thanks! Lois McCoy

Membership

Please stop by the Membership table to pick up your printed directory if you paid for it.

Thanks!

Christine Vitron and Ginny Nugent

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Uncle Eli’s

The 2016 quilting party will be on Thursday April 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Eli Whitney Recreation Center.

This will be the 85th year!

We will be displaying quilts old and new, plain and fancy -- all special in their own way -- from area quilters.

Remember to bring something for the Sharing Table. You're invited to bring a quilting themed book or magazine to ex- change for a new one. It's bring one, take one.

How can YOU participate in Uncle Eli's Quilting Party?

Just show up. You're invited to bring quilts to display, a project to work on, and a covered dish to share for the al- ways delicious potluck lunch at 1. Or just come to see the show.

Eli Whitney is about 13 miles south of Graham on N.C. 87.

The address is 4110 East Greensboro Chapel Hill Road, Graham, N.C. Uncle Eli's Quilting Party is a non-

commercial community event. It's free and open to the public.

Need more information or want to volunteer? Call 919-259 -8510 or 919-595-6224

Bee Keeper

Is anyone interested in joining a bee in the Knightdale area?

Contact either of us for more information.

Karen Schulz,

[email protected]

Jackie Iverson, [email protected]

Newsletter Ads:

Do you have something quilt related to advertise or sell? Just email your ad to Kim Zebrowski at [email protected] and mail a check payable to Capital Quilters Guild.

Please write “Newsletter Ad“ and the month(s)/year in the memo line.

Capital Quilters Guild, PO Box 20331, Raleigh, NC 27619 Ads are due on Guild Meeting Night for the next month’s issue.

$10—Classified $10—Business Card $20—Quarter Page $40—Half Page

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Guild Meeting Dates Temple Beth Or

5315 Creedmoor Road Raleigh, NC 27612

Thursdays March 17 - Allison Lee April 21 - Gudrun Erla

Upcoming Events

Workshop Dates & Titles

Highland United Methodist Church 1901 Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607

9 am—3:30 pm

March 18— Allison Lee, Quilt As You Go, Log Cabin &

Pineapple www.thego-goquilter.com

March 19— Allison Lee, Quilt As You Go, Bias Tape Applique

April 22— Gudrun Erla, Stripology www.gequiltdesigns.com

April 23— Gudrun Erla, Scandinavian Style

Workshop in Durham - Nancy Mahoney on April 16 – 18, 2016

Quilt/Vendor Shows

March 4 - 5, “Lowcountry Threads” presented by Cobblestone Quilters Guild in Charleston, SC. To be held at Omar Shrine in Mount Pleasant, SC

www.cobblestonequilters.com and https://www.facebook.com/CobblestoneQuiltShow/

March 11-12, 2016

Just Spoolin' Around 2016, Charlotte Quilters' Guild Annual Quilt Show, Metrolina Expo Fairgrounds 7100 Statesville Rd, Charlotte, NC www.charlottequiltersguild.org/quilt-show

March 15-19, 2016 A Mountain Quiltfest LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge 2986 Teaser Ln Pigeon Forge, TN 37863 www.mypigeonforge.com

April 2-3, 2016

Quilters by the Sea of Wilmington Annual Quilt Show, Temple Baptist Church Activity Center 709 George Anderson Dr (off 17th St.), Wilmington, NC 28412, www.quiltersbytheseaguild.org

April 15-17, 2016, Warrenton Quilt Days, Historic Warrenton, NC, www.warrentonquiltdays.com April 29-30, 2016, Sunny Days and Starry Nights Quilt Show, Salisbury-Rowan Quilters Guild, First

Baptist Ministry Center

223 N Fulton St, Salisbury, NC 28144, www.facebook.com/SRGQuild

May 12-14, 2016 Springtime in the Carolinas Quilt Show by the Rutherford Quilt Guild Isothermal Community College, Student Union 286 ICC Loop Road (off Route 74 Alt), Spindale, NC

http://rutherfordquiltguildinc.org/

May 13-14, 2016, The Floyd Quilt Guild, Quilt Show 2016, Floyd EcoVillage, 178 EcoVillage Trail, Floyd, VA www.floydquiltguild.com

July 24—25, 2016, The Quilting Expo, Jamil Shrine Center, 206 Jamil Road, Columbia, SC

Other Events

April 16 ”Holidaze”, Colonial Quilt Lovers Guild, 2016 Day of Sharing, Cornith Baptist Church, 1035 US High- way 17S, Elizabeth City, NC, Contact Carol at [email protected]

June 2 –5 Quilting With the Stars – NC Quilt Symposium; William Peace University, Raleigh, NC

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