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About Brandywine Valley Quilters...
Greetings! Brandywine Valley Quilters was established in 1987 to pursue our members' interest in quilting techniques and history, and to further our knowledge and gain experience in all aspects of the art of quilting.
We are a non-profit organization and a member of the National Quilting Association, Chapter PA369.
The Guild meets on the second Tuesday evening of each month, in the cafeteria at the Garnet Valley Middle School, located on Smithbridge Road in Concordville, PA (see below). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a short business meeting including “show and tell”, fabric and block exchanges, 50/50 and Not-So-Blind Raffles. A break for refreshments and socializing follows, with the evening's program presentation beginning at 8:00 p.m.
Our programs feature lectures by nationally-known or local quilt makers and teachers. We make and donate quilts to comfort at-risk children. We also make and raffle a queen-sized quilt at our biannual quilt show to raise funds for educational and charitable purposes.
The purpose of our chapter is:
- To bring together persons interested in quilts and quiltmaking while promoting fellowship among chapter members
- To support and encourage the art of quiltmaking both today and historically
- To encourage members to improve their own workmanship through the sharing of each other's knowledge, skill, and experience
- To establish and promote educational and philanthropic endeavors through quilts
If you are ever in the area, please visit us and discover the joy of quilting! You will receive a warm welcome and delicious snacks!
If you are interested in becoming a member of Brandywine Valley Quilters, come to a BVQ meeting and ask any member how you can join, or read on for details...
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Benefits of membership
Guest fees are $5 for meetings with a speaker/lecture and $3 for guild-run activity meetings. Membership dues are $40* per year. BVQ members enjoy the following benefits:
- Monthly meetings featuring nationally-known or local speakers;
“Show and tell”; Fat Quarter, Block of the Month, “Not-So-Blind” raffles and 50/50 drawing; refreshments
- Monthly newsletter informing members of upcoming events (*email delivery included with membership; hard-copy available at $5.00 per year)
- 2 books of raffle quilt tickets
- An extensive library from which to borrow resources
- Workshops presented by nationally-known speakers and BVQ members
- Discounts on quilting books ordered from the American Quilter's Society (AQS)
- Annual quilting retreat
- Annual New Member Tea
- Opportunity to make new friends and share ideas
- Opportunity to participate in these and other Guild activities:
- Annual observance of National Quilting Day
- Biannual quilt show, featuring members' work, special exhibits, vendors, demonstrations and much more
- Biannual raffle quilt to raise funds for educational and charitable purposes
- Community service projects to benefit local organizations
If you would like to join BVQ, simply download and complete a membership form (Word or .pdf format) and send it with your check made payable to Brandywine Valley Quilters (see form to determine the amount) to the address listed below, or bring them to any BVQ meeting. We look forward to meeting you!
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Directions to Garnet Valley Middle School
*** In case of inclement weather, call the Garnet Valley Hotline at (610) 579-4546, or visit the Garnet Valley Schools website for school closing information.
If school is closed, the meeting is cancelled. ***
*** Visitors: be sure to check our program page before coming to our meetings. Sometimes the school is not available to us and we must schedule the meeting in a different location. ***
From Baltimore Pike in Delaware County:
Take Baltimore Pike (Route 1) South past the Franklin Mint and Wawa Dairies, go about another 1/2 mile and turn left on Valley Brook Road at the light.
Proceed for about 1/2 mile and turn right onto Smithbridge Road. The school is about 2.5 miles on the right.
From Route 202:
Coming from the South (Delaware), make a right at the traffic light (Bruster's Ice Cream) on Smithbridge Road.
Coming from the North (West Chester), make a left at the traffic light (past Richardson's Nursery) on Smithbridge Road.
The school is approximately 2 miles on the left.
There are two schools at this location; the Middle School is closest to the road and the Elementary School is behind it. Drive around the Middle School and park in the lot behind it. Come in the second doorway - it's the sidewalk that goes past the storage trailer. The cafeteria will be down the hallway on the right.
Find detailed directions at www.randmcnally.com.
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President's Message for January, 2010
Happy New Year to Everyone!!
A whole year ahead to work on our projects! I know once again I plan to finish some of those UFO’s so I can free up some more space in my sewing room. I have been working on a string quilt to use up some of my Christmas Fabrics and plan to do it again to use some of the other fabrics in my stash. The quilt show theme is something new from something old and my scraps apply for this project. All our members need to look around their sewing area and see what they can make from something on hand.
Many, many thanks to Sue Nann and Deb Kelly for the work on our December auction. We raised $1417 from the live auction and the silent auction raised $715 for a grand total of $2132. Wow what great work from everyone who donated or made something for the auction and for all those people who bought tickets and participated in the live auction. We had a delicious meal and a good time together.
We have an exciting year ahead that includes our BJ Titus Workshop, Guild Retreat, New Member Tea and of course the Quilt Show and all the speakers that are scheduled for our meetings. I hope everyone can participate in one or all of these events.
-Betty Jean Boyd
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2009-2010 Executive Board
| President |
Betty Jean Boyd |
| 1st Vice President (Membership) |
Heather Smalley |
| Membership Assistant |
Nancy DeBerardinis |
| 2nd Vice President (Newsletter) |
Deb Kelly |
| 3rd Vice President (Programs) |
Jody Beitzel |
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Mary Alice Peeling |
| Secretary |
Christine Rushton |
| Treasurer |
Ellen McLaughlin |
BVQ Board meetings are held several times throught the year. All BVQ members are welcome to attend and to share their suggestions and ideas for making our Guild even better!
2009-2010 Committee Chairs
| 50/50 |
Diana Dewalt |
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Joan Jasper |
| AQS Book Club |
Deb Kelly |
| December 2009 Auction |
Deb Kelly |
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Sue Nann |
Bee Keeper |
OPEN |
| Block of the Month |
Sue Nann |
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Lee Hickman |
| BVQ Challenge (2009) |
Barbara Gross |
| BVQ Challenge (2010) |
Jody Beitzel |
| Charity |
Rikki Newlander |
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Betty Dix |
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Katy Hoess |
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Jen Johnson |
| Fabric Raffle |
Anne Marie Kiesling |
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Peg Miller |
| Historian |
Lee Hickman |
| Hospitality |
Dorothy Miller |
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Nancy Campbell |
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Mary Ann Aristarco |
| Librarian |
Marge Stitz |
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Kate Whitelaw |
| NQA Liaison |
Betty Jean Boyd |
| New Member Tea (2010) |
Anne Denney |
| Nominating Committee |
Betty Jean Boyd |
| Not-So-Blind Raffle |
Barbara Gross |
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Ellen Richardson |
| Publicity |
Betty Jean Boyd (temporary) |
| Quilt Show (2010) |
Sue Nann |
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Jody Beitzel |
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Karen Martin |
| Raffle Quilt (2010) |
Ellen Nobles-Harris |
| Raffle Quilt (2012) |
OPEN |
| Retreat (2010) |
Ellen McLaughlin |
| Scrap Bag |
Lil Koster |
| Sunshine |
Ruth Young |
| Ways & Means |
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| --- Fons & Porter, Quilter's Home Subscriptions |
Gail Jacobs |
| Webmaster |
Lil Koster |
| Workshops |
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| --- Speakers' Workshops |
Betty Jean Boyd |
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How to contact us
MAILING ADDRESS:
Brandywine Valley Quilters
P. O. Box 953
Concordville, PA 19331
E-MAIL CONTACTS:
General Guild Questions -- for further information about BVQ. Please note that any messages with attachments sent to this address are blocked.
Membership -- to become a member of BVQ, or to update your membership information if you are already a member.
Quilt Show -- for information about our upcoming show, or to send your comments about our past shows.
Newsletter -- to submit information for publication in our newsletter. Deadline for Newsletter Articles is the 25th of each month. Advertising rates (for a 1/8th page ad) are $5.00 for a single run; $25 for 6 ads per year (however, we cannot guarantee in which months they will run).
Programs -- to submit suggestions for Guild programs, or if you are interested in presenting a program at a BVQ meeting.
Publicity -- for publicity-related correspondence.
Workshops -- for information about presenting or attending a workshop.
Sew Enchanted Evenings -- to sign up for our Sew Enchanted Evenings workshops (or if you are a BVQ member and would like to host or conduct a workshop!)
Webmaster -- for site-related matters: to share comments about the site, report broken links or other technical difficulties and to request additions or changes to site content.
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