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Please note that BVQ’s August meeting will be held at the Lutheran Church Of The Good Shepherd,
located at 1530 Foulk Road in north Wilmington.
(This is just south of Silverside Road which you can get on at Rt. 202)
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, BVQ meetings will be held Rachel Kohl Community Library,
which is located right in front of Garnet
Valley Middle School at 687 Smithbridge Road.
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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 August, 2010
Dear Members,
I can’t wait to see everyone’s challenge quilts. I’m
still finishing my own but it will be done before the meeting
next week. I’m also looking forward to Cheryl Lynch’s
lecture. We were glad Cheryl could accommodate us when
the weather didn’t cooperate in February.
I hope everyone enjoyed the July Sew-In. I heard
good things about it.
We have finalized the new meeting location. We
will be meeting at the Rachel Kohl Community Library
beginning in September. It is located right in front of Garnet
Valley Middle School at 687 Smithbridge Road. The room is
smaller than the cafeteria but we will have real chairs.
Don’t forget to volunteer to help out at the quilt
show. October will be here before we know it. There are lots
of jobs to be filled and many only require a short time
commitment at the show.
-Mary Alice Peeling
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2010-2011 Executive Board
| President |
Mary Alice Peeling |
Assistant(s) needed to handle |
meeting equipment! |
| 1st Vice President (Membership) |
Heather Smalley |
| Membership Assistant |
Anne Marie Kiesling |
| 2nd Vice President (Newsletter) |
Deb Kelly |
| 3rd Vice President (Programs) |
Betty Jean Boyd and Jody Beitzel |
| Secretary |
Christine Rushton |
| Treasurer |
Ellen McLaughlin |
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 |
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Diana Dewalt |
| AQS Book Club |
Anne Denney |
Bee Coordinator |
Betty Jean Boyd |
| Block of the Month |
Ellen Nobles-Harris |
| BVQ Challenge (2010) |
Jody Beitzel |
| BVQ Challenge (2011) |
Barbara Gross |
| BVQ Liaison - MAQGNet |
Betty Jean Boyd |
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Jody Beitzel |
| Charity |
Betty Dix |
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Rikki Newlander |
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Katy Hoess |
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Jen Johnson |
| Fabric Raffle |
Diane Camarote |
| Historian |
Lee Hickman |
| Hospitality |
Diane Kilpatrick |
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Bonnye Bulla |
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Lillian Kreider |
| Librarian |
Marge Stitz |
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Kate Whitelaw |
| New Member Tea (2011) |
Sue Nann |
| Nominating Committee |
Mary Alice Peeling |
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Betty Jean Boyd |
| Not-So-Blind Raffle |
Peg Miller |
| NQA Liaison |
Mary Alice Peeling |
| Publicity |
Betty Jean Boyd |
| 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) |
Jody Beitzel |
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Ellen McLaughlin |
| Retreat (2011) |
Ellen McLaughlin |
| Scrap Bag |
Lil Koster |
| Sunshine |
Ruth Young |
| Ways & Means |
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| --- Fons & Porter, Quilter’s Home Subscriptions |
Barbara Gross |
| 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.
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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