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Tualatin Valley Quilt GuildTVQG NEWSLETTERInside this Issue:April Program . 1UFO Challenge . 1April 2019April ProgramElection 2019-2020Elizabeth Hartman to speak atthe TVQG’s April 16th MeetingElizabeth Hartman is a quilter,pattern designer, and fan of colorfrom Portland, Oregon. She says thatshe’s been making things her wholelife, but when she made her first quiltin 1999, she was hooked and hasbeen making quilts ever since. ForElizabeth, quiltmaking is the perfectcombination of creativity andtechnical challenge, all in the serviceof making a useful object.With the end ofTVQG’scurrentbusiness year fastapproaching,nominationsarebeing accepted forall board and committee positions.Our upcoming election date is May21, 2019. Board positions forPresident, Vice-President, Secretary,and Treasurer, must be filled in orderfor TVQG to continue as anorganization and for us to run as awell-functioning guild, we also needhelp from our committees. If you’reinterested in helping share the load,our current board and committeemembers urge you to assist byvolunteering to help. Many of thepositions only need a minimal timecommitment.2019-2020Jobdescriptions are posted to themember’s only portion of ourwebsite, https://tvqg.wordpress.com/UFO ChallengeDemo ResourcesHere’sanoverviewofourcurrentUFO Challenge.Quiltersparticipating in this challengedocumented any UFO’s previous toNovember 2018 and paid a 5 fee tojoin the challenge. For every finishedUFO (or picture) that they shareduring the Show and Tell segment atany General Meeting between nowand October 2019, they’ll earn adrawing ticket. At the conclusion ofthe challenge, three winning nameswill be drawn and prizes will berewarded.At our March 19th General Meetingattendees assembled at one of thefour demo stations which includedSherry Little teaching us an easyfabric dying product, Ila Petersshowing her process for makingfabric bowls, Sue Capel presenting aprocess for creating 3-D blocks, andCindy Calderwood telling us how tocreate texture in our fabrics by usinga product, Texture Magic.Election 2019-2020 . 1Demo Resources . 1Winter Bazaar . 2Membership. 2Instructional and Sewing Events . 2TVQG Charity Efforts . 2Block of the Month . 3Fat Quarter of the Month . 3Door Prizes . 3Birthday’s . 3Of Interest to Quilters . 3Shows and Events . 5Quilting-Related Services . 9BOM Instructions . 10The Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild(TVQG) meets at 7:00pm the thirdTuesday of the month January thruNovember at the King City Clubhouselocated at 15245 SW 116th Avenue,King City, OR 97224. Guests arewelcome and are asked to pay 5 atthe door.Reminder: Please bring thefollowing to our next meeting.* BOM and FQ’s* Name Tag*Show and Tell itemsTVQG’s next Charity Quilt SewDay will take place Monday, April1st at the Sherwood Senior CenterVisit Us on FacebookIf you are interested in additionalinformation about any of thesepresentations details have been addedto the Activities area of TVQG’swebsite https://tvqg.wordpress.com/Page 1

TVQG NEWSLETTERApril 2019Winter BazaarTVQG Charity EffortsJust a quick reminder - althoughNovember seems like a long way away,it’s never too early to start makingitems for the Winter Bazaar. This is theonlyfundraisingeventTVQGparticipates in. Funds made fromWinter Bazaar sales allow us to give back to ourcommunity through charitable donations and benefits allour members by allowing us to continue to present highquality speakers or programs at our monthly meetings.Charity Quilters Sew DaysTVQG Charity Sew Days are open to everyone with no feeto participate. Charity Sew Days take place on the firstMonday of every month at the Sherwood Senior Center.Just bring your own sewing machine and project to workon or select a project from their well-stocked CharityQuilting Closet. TVQG’s next Charity Quilt Sew Day willtake place Monday, May 6, 2019.MembershipTVQG has 68 members. Pleasemake sure keep the MembershipCommittee updated with yourEmail address information. Mostof our member communicationsare distributed by email. You may provide your emailinformation at the Check-In Desk at any General Meeting,or by sending an email to Antoinette atgratteri2474@comcast.net. An updated MembershipRoster is available in Members Only Area of TVQG'sWebsite.TVQG WebsiteTVQG maintains an active web presence. Ourwebsite,https://tvqg.wordpress.com/contains information for prospective andactive members and includes GeneralMeeting minutes, the membership roster,current and past Block-of-the-Month patterns, and anewsletter archive.Instructional and Sewing EventsTVQG has booked themulti-purpose room at theKing City Clubhouse forJuly 20th for an instructorled workshop. Then onSaturday, October 19th wewill be presenting a class ina sew day-type setting.TVQG events are alwaysopen for everyone in the community to attend.We’ll provide additional information to both ourmembers and to our local community with specific detailson each of these events as they develop.Days for GirlsTVQG has adopted Days for Girls as an ongoing charity tosupport. Their organization provides lasting hygienesolutions, health education, and income-generationopportunity to girls in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, and therural areas of Brazil. For additional information about thischarity or to participate in one of their sew days pleasecontact the Days for Girls Portland Oregon Chapter atportlandor@daysforgirls.org or call 503-550-0516.Quilts of ValorTVQG maintains an active Quilts ofValor sewing group. Our group strivesto complete two quilts a year. QOVSew Days take place monthly on aSaturday, start at 10:30 am, and areheld at Ace Sew and Vacuum inNewberg. If you are interested in joining please let LoisMarieMayer know, her email is lov2kwilt@aol.com.Good Neighbor CenterThe Good Neighbor Center always needs food, personalgrooming supplies, and cleaning products. If you have anyof these items to donate, please bring them to the April16th General Meeting. Our Charity Quilters team willdeliver your donations for you. Also if you have completeda quilt, or even a quilt top, that you would to donate toGNC, please give it to Betty Murphy or Vergie Karlson atthe next general meeting.CARES NorthwestCARES NW helps children who are abused or neglected byproviding them with a quilt. Child Abuse Response andEvaluation Services (CARES) Northwest is a collaborative,community-based medical program. Their mission is tostop child abuse and neglect through multidisciplinaryprevention, medical evaluation, and ongoing treatment inpartnership with the community. If interested in helping,their website at http://www.caresnw.org/. If you have aquilt you would like to donate to Cares NW please bringto a TVQG meeting and let one of our charity coordinatorsknow you would like specifically your quilt to go to them.Page 2

TVQG NEWSLETTERApril 2019Block of the MonthFat Quarter of the MonthApril Block of the MonthApril Fat Quarter ThemeAt each general meeting,our quilters bring invarious themed fatquarters. For each FatQuarter brought in thequilter receives a raffleticket. For April thetheme is Ribbons andBows Any fat quarterthat depicts ribbons orbows would fit this theme perfectly.TVQG members areinvited to make theBobbins Block as theApril 2019 Block-of-theMonth. Instructions tomake this block areavailableinthemember's only area ofTVQG’s webpage or attheendofthisnewsletter. It’s suggested this block be made using redand blue solid or print fabrics with white or white onwhite as the background fabric. We’ll hold a drawing forthe blocks at our April 16, 2019, General Meeting.Door PrizesEach month two 20 gift certificates are awarded toquilters attending the General Meeting. Everyoneattending the meeting, guests included, will receive aticket for the drawing. Members may earn a secondticket for the drawing, just by wearing their nametag.Birthday’sTVQG would like to extend Happy Birthday wishes to the following ladies:Debbie Hartvickson Apr-03Judith LynneApr-09Paula Fahey Apr-10Kathy Chase Apr-21Of Interest to QuiltersCalming Effects of SewingThe following was received from a guild member, andshe is asking it be shared:I good friend of mine from Vancouver, WA is a longtimequilter. She just sent me this link to a great article in TheGuardian about the calming effects of sewing. Thoughtyou might be interested. Maybe others in the guildwould be, e-express-and-calmthemselvesCharity Block RequestShirley Shultz suggestedmembers donate a 9”finished-size quilt block,quilter’schoiceofpattern, in red, whiteand/or blue fabrics tobenefit our Quilts ofValor efforts. Completedblocks may be brought to any General Meeting.Page 3

TVQG NEWSLETTERApril 2019ClassesAloha Sew and Vacuum has assembled anice list of class offerings. Here is a link totheir current class .htm.New Shop OpeningThe Cotton CureGrand Opening March 7th133 SE 3rd AvenueHillsboro, OR 97123Page 4

TVQG NEWSLETTERApril 2019Shows and EventsHearthstone At MurrayhillHearthstone is having their 7th Annual Quilt Show on May 4th from 1-4pm.Our goal again this year is to have over 100 quilts displayed and weneed volunteers willing to share their quilts. We take care to log eachquilt and keep them under lock & key for protection until displayed,and we would like to show your quilt.Delivery of quilts can be April 16, 23, and 30th from 10 am to 1 pm; orif needed, any other time 8 am to 5 pm. For questions please callShirley at 503 939 5897.Many quilters pick up their quilts at the end of the show, but if not, welock them up again until they can be returned. When picking up yourquilt, we ask that you check in with Shirley so she can mark them offthe log.We ask that an information sheet (available at Hearthstone) be filledout for each quilt which includes the owner and phone number, andalso a general history of the quilt.This year we will have a Mercantile (books, patterns, fabric, notions,etc.), raffle for small seasonal quilts, demonstration of the Accuquilt, aTea Room and a Men’s Lounge for those men who bless their wives incoming, but don’t have as long of attention span for the quilts.Page 5

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TVQG NEWSLETTERApril 2019The Everett Quilt Show Committee would like to invite the members of Tualatin Valley Quilt Guild to attend The Everett QuiltShow 2019 and to enjoy many activities starting with the festive atmosphere and preview of quilts on Thursday Night April 25,at the opening night Gala.Highlights: Classes Friday 4-26 and Saturday 4-27, free shuttle from designated park lots to the show, Friday night KeynoteSpeaker, Stitches MarketplaceGather a group and come by Bus, add in a tour of the tulips in Skagit Valley on Sunday. Make it a retreat weekend by bookingwith one of our partner hotels and use a conference room for sewing with friends. Our concierge, Vicki, can help you planyour visit. You can contact her at vicki@everettquiltshow.com or through our web site listed below.The Everett Quilt Show is an open show to everyone with Judged and non-Judged categories. Call for Entries will openFebruary 2019.Additionally, check out the It’s Raining Quilts Challenge 2019Visit The Everett Quilt Show Web site for details and contact information. The Everett Quilt Showwww.everettquiltshow.com .The 7th Annual PortlandQuilt, Craft & Sewing Festivalwill be held at the PortlandExpo Center, Portland, ORApril 11 - 13, 2019.Expo Information:WHAT: Portland Quilt, Craft & SewingFestivalWHEN: April 11 - 13, 2019WHERE: Portland Expo Center, 2060North Marine Drive, Portland, OR97217HOURS: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday& Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm SaturdayADMISSION: 10 for a 3-Day Pass with coupon 5.Page 7

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