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Newington Schoolhouse Quilters, Newington
Contact person:
Pat
Kepler 860-633-2811
Meetings are held at 7 PM on the 1st Mon of the month @
Northeast Utilities on the Berlin Turnpike, Newington.
Newington
Schoolhouse Quilters was well represented among the
prize-winners at the Berlin Fair. Diane Lee man
won first place for her embroidered entry Bounties of Love.
This lovely piece went on to win Best in Show for the
embroidery class. Diane’s machine quilted entry took second
in that class. Diane Jacobson’s multi-colored geometric wall
hanging took a first-place ribbon.
Carol Peterson
also received first-place ribbons for
both her Halloween quilt "Boo"
and her batik purse Big Curvy Bag. Carol also received
second place for her rag quilt Cozy.
Jeannie
Sinkiewicz also did very well at the fair: she won
second-place ribbons for both her embroidered piece
Snowman and her
three-dimensional turkey wall hanging, as well as
third-place ribbons for both her Turkeys table runner and
her pieced mariner’s compass. In the recycling class,
Jeannie’ zipped tote, using the bags for 1 pound of ground
coffee from Dunkin Donuts took first place.
Marlene Shea has
also received several awards for her quilts
Sweet Remembrance and Forever
Blooming. See photos of these quilts in the GHQG Showcase in
this issue. In addition, the American Quilting Society is
using Marlene’s prize-winning quilt Sunflower Serenade
(shown in Feb 2011 Basting Lines) in their full-page
magazine ads.
We had a very
successful planning meeting in September. Our October
meeting was the always popular "Four Corners," with four
members sharing different techniques with our membership. In
November, Jo Hansling will present "Remnants of the Past,
Pieces for the Future," a program regarding quilts made
during the depression era. December will be our Holiday
Potluck Dinner.
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