BVQ 2007 Events

2007 was a busy year for Brandywine Valley Quilters. In addition to our annual events (New Member Tea and Retreat at Black Rock), we celebrated our 20th birthday! Charity projects abounded, as well, from a day-long Charity Quilt Bee to ambitious undertakings from some of our Bee groups. Click any of these links for details...

BVQ's 20th Birthday Celebration		Charity Quilt Bee
2007 New Member Tea		Friendship Quilt
3rd Annual Retreat

BVQ's 20th Birthday Party

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Did you know that BVQ was 20 years old in March, 2007? Yes, the first meeting of Brandywine Valley Quilters was held “Somewhere in Time” (on March 10, 1987, to be exact!). It's hard to believe we've reached this milestone already. This just proves the Time Flies (when you're having fun) theory to be true!! We celebrated at our March meeting, which was held at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in north Wilmington, thanks to member Jody Beitzel. 56 members and one guest were in attendance. There was plenty of time to socialize and enjoy a catered buffet dinner, and of course, birthday cake! Guild member Lillian Kreider's daughter Lois Hart baked and decorated the cake - it was truly a work of art! Organizer Ellen McLaughlin made it an event to remember, with festive table decorations, balloons and party favors. She presented 10 members who joined the Guild in its first year with fresh flower corsages, with a special one for Guild founder Gail Kozicki. Gail told us the story of how the Guild was formed, and members enjoyed viewing several photo albums from the Guild archives. Quilt fabrics and designs have certainly evolved over the past 20 years! After dinner and the presentations, members participated in a "make a block" activity where they arranged and pinned fabric patches on a muslin background. These blocks will be pieced and assembled into a quilt which will be completed for a fund-raiser raffle.

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2007 New Member Tea

Our annual New Member Tea was held on the afternoon of March 24, 2007, at the Special Teas Tea Room, in the Olde Ridge Village Shoppes in Chadds Ford, PA. 13 current BVQ members and 5 of our new members dined on an assortment of teas, sandwiches, scones, pastries and chocolates in the Garden Room. Then after much discussion, we chose “A Brandywine Redwork Garden” as the name of our 2007 Raffle Quilt. Thanks to Lillian Krieder, we enjoyed some fun games, and each new member received a lovely needle book made by Jane Shea. A good time was had by all!

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BVQ Third Annual Retreat at Black Rock

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Charity Quilt Bee

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Friendship Quilt Project for 2007: BVQ’s Banner

Jane Shea was the chairperson for the project. Ellen Nobles-Harris, Jane Shea, Peg Miller, Jody Beitzel, Lillian Kreider and Anne Marie Kiesling put their heads together and came up with the design ideas, from which Ellen drafted the banner pattern using her EQ5 software program. Ellen and Jane donated the colored fabrics and batting, and the background and backing fabrics were purchased by the Guild. Carol Gillespie and Lil Koster joined the group and Peg Miller graciously hosted design and assembly workshops. The border and letter blocks were foundation-pieced, with Ellen making the letter blocks, Jody piecing the cornerstones (using patterns from the book Needles & Notions by Jaynette Huff), Jane completing the side borders and Peg finishing the diamond border blocks remaining to be done after the workshop. Lil hand-appliquéd the BVQ Bear, using the pattern that Gail Kozicki designed from Mimi Smith’s original bear logo. Jane then assembled and quilted the banner, and finished it with binding, a sleeve and label.

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