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BVQ now meets at BETHLEHEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,
located at 4 WESTTOWN RD, THORNTON, PA.
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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, at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, located at Glen Mills and Westtown Thornton Roads in Thornton, PA (see below). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a short business meeting including fabric and block exchanges, 50/50 and Not-So-Blind Raffles. A break for refreshments and socializing follows, with “show and tell” and 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: 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:

If you would like to join BVQ, simply download and complete a membership form 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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BVQ’s Regular Meeting Location

Effective October, 2011, BVQ’s new meeting place is Bethlehem United Methodist Church, located at 4 Westtown Road, Thornton, PA, 19373. (see map and detail below) Visit the church’s website, www.bethmeth.com/Visitors/Location, for directions, or get detailed directions from your location at maps.google.com.

*** 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 Speakers and Programs page before coming to our meetings. Sometimes (typically during the summer) we meet in a different location. ***

   

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President’s Message for January, 2012

Dear Members,

Please come to the January meeting and support our charity projects. I look forward to sewing this year. It will be great to have the space to cut, sort and sew.

We are going to put any charity quilts on display on the blue dividers so everyone can see them. Please hang up your quilts when you arrive. We’ll bring pins to hang them up. We will recognize your contributions during the meeting. We will have Show & Tell for all other items at the end of the business meeting. We are trying different approaches for Show & Tell so that all can be recognized but that we don’t take up too much time with Show & Tell. Please note: you still need to sign up to Show & Tell non-charity quilt items.

I really enjoyed the December meeting and covered dish. The food as always was yummy. Isn’t it great that the variety of food at a covered dish dinner always works out? It was nice to have a chance to just sit and talk to other members. Special thanks to our hospitality committee for a lovely evening and to Betty Jean for our entertainment organizing our RLC game. Congratulations to the fat quarter winners.

Remember the guild follows the Garnet Valley School’s schedule in case of bad weather.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I’m looking forward to a new year of sewing adventures.

-Mary Alice Peeling

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2011-2012 Executive Board

President   Mary Alice Peeling
President-Elect   Christine Rushton
1st Vice President (Membership)   Kathy Silvon
   Membership Assistants   Michelle Barry and Pat Svitek
2nd Vice President (Newsletter)   Deb Kelly
3rd Vice President (Programs)   Betty Jean Boyd and Louise Ludecke
Secretary   Anne Denney
Treasurer   Ellen McLaughlin
Co-Treasurer   Bettye Altzman
BVQ Board meetings are held several times throughout the year. All BVQ members are welcome to attend and to share their suggestions and ideas for making our Guild even better!


2010-2011 Committee Chairs

50/50   Joan Jasper and Diana Dewalt
AQS Book Club   Anne Marie Kiesling
Bee Coordinator   Betty Jean Boyd
Block of the Month   Ellen Nobles-Harris
BVQ 2012 Challenge   Jody Beitzel
BVQ Liaison - MAQGNet   Betty Jean Boyd
Charity   Betty Dix, Katy Hoess, Jen Johnson, Karen Martin, Rikki Newlander
Fabric Raffle   Diane Camarote
Historian   Lee Hickman
Hospitality   Bonnye Bulla, Diane Kilpatrick, Lillian Kreider
Librarian   Marge Stitz, Ann Tumolo
New Member Tea (2012)   (combined with 25th anniversary party this year)
Nominating Committee   Mary Alice Peeling and Betty Jean Boyd
Not-So-Blind Raffle   Heather Smalley
NQA Liaison   Mary Alice Peeling
Publicity   Betty Jean Boyd
Quilt Show (2012)   Kathy Silvon
Raffle Quilt (2012)   Ellen McLaughlin
Retreat (2012)   Ellen McLaughlin
Scrap Bag   Lil Koster
Sunshine   Peg Miller
Ways & Means    
--- Fons & Porter Subscriptions   Anne Marie Kiesling
Webmaster   Lil Koster
Workshop Coordinator   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.
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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