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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 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 each year 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 is $35/year which includes $10 worth of tickets for the annual raffle quilt.
If you would like to join BVQ, simply download and complete a membership form (Word or .pdf format), write a check for $35.00, payable to Brandywine Valley Quilters, and mail them both to the address listed below or bring them to a 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 (Bruster's Ice Cream) on Smithbridge Road.
Coming from the North (West Chester), make a left (past Richardson's Nursery) on Smithbridge Road.
The school is approximately 2 miles on the left.
Find detailed directions at www.randmcnally.com.
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President's Message for April, 2008
Spring is coming as I have cut the first bouquet of daffodils from the garden. The days are warming up and the yard needs my attention and I want to go for a walk in the park and I am still trying to squeeze sewing hours into my day. Too many projects and just not enough time. I hope others are more successful than I.
It is time to decide what quilt you are going to put in the show or start making that special one that surely will be a winner. Start now and you will have the entire summer to complete the quilt and not be rushed on the day before it is due. You know whom you are so get busy tomorrow.
The challenge for next August needs to be started as well. I do not mean to put too much pressure on everyone but time has a tendency to fly. It’s My Small World is the theme for the challenge and the same quilt can be entered in the show.
Don’t forget the retreat in April and the Sharon Schamber workshop on Tuesday, May 13th. It is filling up so get your reservation in early.
We have openings on the Board and we need to fill them as soon as possible. Please seriously consider giving one-year service on the Board. We need a newsletter editor, secretary and treasurer as well as 2 to 3 members to take over the charity quilt committee. Some of the easier jobs to fill are hospitality (setting out the food and drink at each meeting), and publicity (sending notices to local papers about our meetings). Please contact me as soon as possible and tell me whether you want to serve another year in your present position.
Tonight’s meeting will start with the speaker at 7:00 pm and the meeting will follow. We welcome Didi Salvatierra with “Dare to Embellish!”
Happy Spring,
-Betty Jean Boyd
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2007-2008 Executive Board
| President |
Betty Jean Boyd |
| 1st Vice President (Membership) |
Anne Marie Kiesling |
| 2nd Vice President (Newsletter) |
Christine Rushton |
| 3rd Vice President (Programs) |
Jody Beitzel |
| |
Mary Alice Peeling |
| Secretary |
Barbara DeVault |
| Treasurer |
Jane Shea |
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!
2007-2008 Committee Chairs
| 2007-2008 Committee Chairs: |
| 50/50 |
Peg Miller |
| AQS Book Club |
Deb Kelly |
| Block of the Month |
Lil Koster |
| BVQ Challenge (2008) |
Barbara Gross |
| Charity |
Sue Clendenin |
| |
Chris Rushton |
| |
Kate Sevensky |
| Fabric Raffle |
Joan Jasper |
|
Jody Beitzel |
| Friendship Quilt (2008) |
OPEN |
| Historian |
Lee Hickman |
| Hospitality |
Heidel Gerhard |
|
Lieschen Redelin |
| Librarian |
Maryann Lewis |
| |
Marge Stitz |
| MAQGNet Liaison |
Jane Shea |
| NQA Liaison |
Jane Shea |
| New Member Tea |
Carol Gillespie |
| Not-So-Blind Raffle |
Ellen McLaughlin |
|
Bridget Wilson |
| Publicity |
OPEN |
| Quilt Show (2008) |
Karen Martin |
| |
Jeanne Concitis |
| Raffle Quilt (2007) |
Barbara DeVault |
| |
Jane Shea |
| Raffle Quilt (2008) |
Ellen Nobles-Harris |
| Retreat (2008) |
Barbara DeVault |
| Sunshine |
Anne Denney |
| Ways & Means |
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| --- Fons & Porter Subscriptions |
Peg Miller |
| Webmaster |
Lil Koster |
| Workshops |
|
| --- Speaker Workshop Coordinator |
Jody Beitzel
Betty Jean Boyd |
--- Sew Enchanted Evenings |
OPEN |
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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.
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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