Village Squares Quilters - Past Programs

MONTH_YEAR	Program Speaker	Program Topic
August 1, 2009
July 1, 2009
June 1, 2009	End of year Luncheon
May 1, 2009	Diane Schneck	Montage of My Work
April 1, 2009	Kathryn Rippeteau Greenwold from Niskayuna, NY	Embellishment Techniques and Trunk Show
March 1, 2009	Lacey June Hill, from Golden Thyme Designs	"It All Began as a Rectangle"
February 1, 2009	Eleanor Levie	“Quilters Who Dared”
January 1, 2009	Mary Anne Ciccotelli, Teri Lucas, Marlys Klein, Jeri Riggs	Member-Teach-Member
December 1, 2008	Anna Faustino	“New Weaving Techniques and Trunk Show”
November 1, 2008	Georgia Heller	Trunk Show and Lecture
October 1, 2008	Cathy Johnston	Challenge Quilts: viewer’s choice judging
September 1, 2008	Cathy Johnston	“Make Your Own Big Board”,“How to Make a Quilt Sleeve”[Teri Lucas],“Quilt Trivia”
August 1, 2008
July 1, 2008
June 1, 2008	End of year Luncheon
May 1, 2008	Karen Eckmeier	Collage Creations
April 1, 2008	Cathleen Davies	Applique Yourself - Album Quilts
March 1, 2008	Sue Ellen Romanowski	Trunk Show
February 1, 2008	Liz Wighton - scrap quilts, Marlys Klein - hand quilting, jerry Riggs - Fancy Finishing, Mary Anne Ciccotelli,Bernice Ward, Teri Lucas - Quilt Doctors for UFSs, Cecelia Leiseroff - Scrap art quilt pictures	Sit and Stitch
January 1, 2008
December 1, 2007	Pati Violick, Marcus Brothers	Concept to Completion
November 1, 2007	Jane Davila	Discovering Found Objects
October 1, 2007	Carole Hoffman	Quilting in Circles
September 1, 2007	Cathy Johnston	There’s no such thing as an Ugly Fabric
August 1, 2007
July 1, 2007
June 1, 2007	End of year Luncheon
May 1, 2007	John Lappe, the owner of Museum Quality in Peekskil	The Care and Cleaning of Fragile and Museum Pieces ... archival storage boxes and materials
April 1, 2007	Susan Schrott	"IMAGES OF WOMEN" - a journey through her life as a textile artist
March 1, 2007	Patti Rabe	Trunk show - Off the walls, Off the beds, and Out of the closets!
February 1, 2007	Wacky Wheel Chair Day	Bags for Burke Rehab Center
January 1, 2007	Melanie Darensod	Underground Railroad Code Quilts
December 1, 2006	Mary Anne Ciccotelli	Cherry Snow Men - mini workshop
November 1, 2006	Maxine Oliver	Trunk Show
October 1, 2006	Bonnie Turner	From Fantasy to Reality - Thread, Trim, Whatever
September 1, 2006	Jeannie Hering Campbell	Fabric Treatments
August 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
June 1, 2006	End of year Luncheon
May 1, 2006	Karen Dever	You've Come a Long Way Baby
April 1, 2006	Benedicte Caneill	A Journey in Fabric, Thread, Ribbons, Beads and Beyond!
March 1, 2006	Mary Anne Ciccotelli	Triangle Mania
February 1, 2006	VSQ members will be sharing THEN and NOW quilts	Our Love Affair with Quilts
January 1, 2006	Film	The Great American Quilt Revival
December 1, 2005	Member Demos	Cecelia L. - Collage under netting, Sonia Reiber - Fused flower, Jean Sparacin - Pin Weaving, Millie Speciale - Organized crazy quilt, Roberta - Needleturn applique
November 1, 2005	Patti Shreiner	"Kitchen Gadgets as Quilting Tools"
October 1, 2005	Jeri Riggs	The Joy of Quilting:  Trunk show
September 1, 2005	Mary Anne Ciccotelli	Fabric Frolics - Quilt Olympics
August 1, 2005
July 1, 2005
June 1, 2005	End of year Luncheon
May 1, 2005	Elizabeth Rosenberg	My Love Affair with the Flowing Line
April 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
February 1, 2005
January 1, 2005
December 1, 2004
November 1, 2004
October 1, 2004
September 1, 2004
August 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
June 1, 2004	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 2004	Kathleen Davies	Anonymous and I: Finishing Old Quilt Tops
April 1, 2004	Barbara Baume, Apple Valey Quilters, Southport Ct	What Was She Thinking
March 1, 2004	hands on skills mini workshops
February 1, 2004	Mary Anne Ciccotelli	My Heritage: Five Generations of Quilters
January 1, 2004	Janet Brodie	String Piecing [Machine Satin Stitch, Appliqué]
December 1, 2003	Melanie Norman	The Zen of Quilting [workshop Beginning Crazy Quilting]
November 1, 2003	Betty Pillsbury	Crazy Quilting and Embellishments [Barbara Crane Landscape Appliqué Workshop]
October 1, 2003	Barbara Crane	Shadow Quilting (barbaracrane.prolucid.com)
September 1, 2003	George Sicilliano	This Guy Must Be Nuts miniature quilts [ Amazing log cabins - George and Virginia Sicilliano workshop]
August 1, 2003
July 1, 2003
June 1, 2003	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 2003	Ollie Griffin	The History of Quiltihng [Trish Hodge Quilting with Batik workshop]
April 1, 2003	Barbara Baume, Apple Valey Quilters, Southport Ct	What Was She Thinking [Judy Doenas WorkshopPeek and Seek quilt]
March 1, 2003	Barbara McKie	Experimental Quilting (McKieArt.com)
February 1, 2003	Paula NadelsternSymmetry and Surprise: The Kaleidoscope as Design Inspiration
January 1, 2003	Janet Brodie	Tips for Quilters
December 1, 2002	Judy Doenias, quilt maker and teacher	Out of the Closet - Why it's OK to have it full of UFOs
November 1, 2002	Trish Hodge	Quilting with Batiks
October 1, 2002	Pati Shambaugh	Border Quilting - workshop Patis[hexagons and diamonds]
September 1, 2002	Bea Goodman	Dimensional Piecing A Quilt is Not Just a Flat Piece of Fabric
August 1, 2002
July 1, 2002
June 1, 2002	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 2002	VSQ mini workshops: Maryanne Ciccotelli, Eva Humbach, Maxine Oliver, Kendell Storm, Janet Brodie, Abby Shipper	English paper piecing; hand quilting; fabric fish catnip top; decorative tacking; foundation paper piecing
April 1, 2002	Betsy Stern, trunk show	TRUNK SHOW THREE_PEAT
March 1, 2002	Karen Eckmeier	Layered Curved Piecing: Permanent Waves
February 1, 2002	VSQ Basting Party; Jennifer O'Brien of JTTrading	Spray and Baste Blast
January 1, 2002	Valerie Clark	The Red Berets Exhibit - 9 quilts - women of the labor movement
December 1, 2001	Abby Shipper	Abby's Magical Mystery Meeting
November 1, 2001	Janet Brodie	More than you ever wanted to know about needles and threads
October 1, 2001	Sandra Dorrbecker, quilt designer, teacher, and judge	Working from the inside Out
September 1, 2001	Judy Doenias, quilt maker and teacher	Out of the Closet - Why it's good to have UFOs
August 1, 2001
July 1, 2001
June 1, 2001	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 2001
April 1, 2001	Rita Marx, FIT textile conservator	Plan for Preservation
March 1, 2001	Joan Jones, VSQ, Quilt Teacher	The First Ten Years
February 1, 2001	Barbara Powers	Reversible Squares
January 1, 2001	VSQ Fashion Show and Extended Show and Tell
December 1, 2000	Mini Workshops, Slide show and Fabric Swap	Quilts in the Great American Quilt Extravaganza in Paducah, Ky 1998
November 1, 2000	Johanna Lodda, Mamaroneck HS Audlt Ed Teacher	Reversible appliqué
October 1, 2000	Quilt Show Final Arrangements
September 1, 2000
August 1, 2000	VACATION
July 1, 2000	VACATION
June 1, 2000	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 2000	Ollie Griffin	Stack and Whack II - Variations
April 1, 2000	Virginia Avery, wearabke art artist	Quilted Clothing Designs
March 1, 2000	Meg Moar, Trunk Show	Miniature Quilts
February 1, 2000	VSQ Members Demos:Marlys Klein, Carole Hoffman, Maxine Oliver, Marilyn Grosso, Jeri Rigs	English piecing; Jacket; Smocking; How to make flowers; Square and 1/2 Square
January 1, 2000	Pat Yasmin, NYC Quilters	Behind the Big Apple Doors
December 1, 1999	Dorothy Scalice	Trunk Show
November 1, 1999	Janet Brodie	How to Create a Serape Quilt - Variable Star
October 1, 1999	Ann Lainhart, The Quilted Gallery, Laucester, MA	Trunk Show Chinese Lattice
September 1, 1999	Adrienne Yorich, Mothern Star Guild	Quilting as Illustration
August 1, 1999	VACATION
July 1, 1999	VACATION
June 1, 1999	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1999	Kay Lukasko, teacher, lecturere, judge	Trunk Show Complete and Incompletes
April 1, 1999	Betty Kiser	The Path Less Travelled, The Path Beyond
March 1, 1999
February 1, 1999	Pat Yasmin, NYC Quilters	Come Quilt with Me
January 1, 1999	Maxine Oliver	appliqué Techniques
December 1, 1998	Betsy Stern, quilt collector	Display of collection
November 1, 1998	Bonnie Lyn McCaffery	Kaleidoscope Quilts and the Many Possibilities
October 1, 1998	Quilt Show Final Arrangements
September 1, 1998	Ollie Griffin	Stack and Whack Techniques
August 1, 1998	VACATION
July 1, 1998	VACATION
June 1, 1998	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1998	Janet Brodie	Playing with Blocks turning random blocks and UFOs into quilts
April 1, 1998	Dorothy Basselman	Among the Amish Today
March 1, 1998	Carol Ann Grotrian, Ma.	Hand-dyed Shibori in quilted landscapes
February 1, 1998	Randy Frost	Paper Bag Workshop collage techniques
January 1, 1998	member demo, problem solving and new tools	Sit and Stitch
December 1, 1997	Diane Rode Schneck	Confessions of a Phabric Phantom
November 1, 1997	Ollie Griffin	Symmetry
October 1, 1997	Charlotte Agnotti, VA. Beach, Va.	Why Aren't You Making More Quilts?
September 1, 1997	Anna maria Tucher	Scrap Talk
August 1, 1997
July 1, 1997
June 1, 1997	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1997	Janet Brodie	The Physics of Quiltmaking: How understanding your quilt materials can make your quilt construction easier and better
April 1, 1997	Connie Fraser	From Tradition to Innovation
March 1, 1997	Patches	Crazy Quilts - hands on workshop
February 1, 1997	Lauran Fowks, Northern Star, trunk show	Quilted Landscapes
January 1, 1997	Margit Echols, mini workshop	Magic Triangels
December 1, 1996	demos VSQ Nancy Ciegal, jeri Riggs, Jaime Echt; Northern Star: Susie Anderson, Meg Moab	English paper piecing; paper piecing; silk ribbon embroidery, crazy quilts; penny rugs
November 1, 1996	Angela Kaemn	Sources of Inspiration
October 1, 1996	Boutique items priced, exhibiting quilts, job descriptions
September 1, 1996	Arlene Sklar - Weinstein	Through the Layers
August 1, 1996
July 1, 1996
June 1, 1996	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1996	Sandra Townsend Donabed, fiber artist and quilter	Diversions of a Quilt Maker - Real artists don’t do housework
April 1, 1996	Virginia Avery, trunk show	Wearable Art
March 1, 1996	Lynn Kough	Stretching Tradition: New Images for Traditional Quilts
February 1, 1996	Ruth McDowell	Nature in Quilts
January 1, 1996	cancelled due to weather
December 1, 1995	Jeri Riggs	Sit and Stitch
November 1, 1995	Patricia Rogers	Machine Embroidery Techniques
October 1, 1995	Alex Dupré, Trunk Show	Innovative quilts and garments Just Call Me Alex
September 1, 1995	Mickey Lawler	Hand painted babrics and use in quilts
August 1, 1995
July 1, 1995
June 1, 1995	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1995	Ollie Griffin	Quilting Design by Computer
April 1, 1995	Paula Nadelstern	Quilt-o-rama Game
March 1, 1995	Emiko Todo Loeb	Reversible Log Cabin Technique
February 1, 1995	Marguerite Ann Malwitz	Quilted Vistas
January 1, 1995	Nancy Mirman	Choosing Fabrics for Quilts or Help! There are 500 Bolts of green and I need only one.
December 1, 1994	Gloria Hartley	Use of Quilting Stencils
November 1, 1994	Judy Doenias, Museum of American Folk Art	Tesselations
October 1, 1994	Pat Maurer	Paper Piecing Techniques
September 1, 1994	Marion Henrion	Tracing evolution as a quilter over last 18 years
August 1, 1994
July 1, 1994
June 1, 1994	Annual Luncheon [By-Laws Amendment]
May 1, 1994	James Prather, Middletown, NY, trunk show	An Enthusiastic Quilter
April 1, 1994	Bingo in Quilters Lingo	Quilts and Q &A
March 1, 1994	Sally Field	200 Years of New England Quilts
February 1, 1994	Yashiko Kurihara; Margaret McTigue, Anne Tompkins	Problem solving session
January 1, 1994	Abby Shipper	Using photos in quilts
December 1, 1993	Judy Dales	Color selection method Color and Design
November 1, 1993	Leslie Levison, trunk show	The tatooed maiden: embellished quilts up close
October 1, 1993	Diane Rode Schneck	Introduction to String Quilting
September 1, 1993	Margit Echols, mini workshop	Star of the East
August 1, 1993
July 1, 1993
June 1, 1993	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1993	Marjorie Nezim	Yo-yos - clothing and accessories
April 1, 1993	Barbara Barber, trunk show	Broderie perse & Progressive Quilt The Good Old Summer Time started rounds
March 1, 1993	hands on workshop	Tulip Time = Springtime
February 1, 1993	Barbara Markel, Ida Rovegno, Pat Waill	Problem solving session
January 1, 1993	Marjorie Nezim	Yo-yos - clothing and accessories
December 1, 1992	Demos VSQQ: Nancy Siegal, Janet Brodie, PatWaill, Margaret McTigue, Harriet Sedgwick, Teresa Reilly, Barbara Markel [Application for Tax exempt Status]	English piecing, stained glass, hand piecing, folded star, appliqué, flexicurve, basic star
November 1, 1992	Jill Liddell	Traditional Japanese Quilts
October 1, 1992	Margaret Mc Tigue	Seeking tax exempt status for the guild
September 1, 1992	Joyce Murrin workshop	Innovative Quilting Design
August 1, 1992
July 1, 1992
June 1, 1992	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1992	Margit Eschols workshop	Geometry for Quilters
April 1, 1992	[VSQ Logo First time]	Sewing boutique items
March 1, 1992	Judy Doenias, Empire Quilters Guild	Bending the Log
February 1, 1992	Leda Kahn, Janet Brodie, and Terry Reilly	Problem solving session
January 1, 1992	Terry Reilly	Quilts from the 19th and 20th centuries - antique, family, and own quilts; How quilts played a role in women's lives ( Red Cross, Civil War, and WWII)
December 1, 1991	Joan Crawford	Stained Glass
November 1, 1991	Mini demos: Janet Brodie, Pauline Miccio, Catherine Smith, Anne Tompkins, Marlys Klein, Pat Maurer	Potholders, placemats, cosmetic kit, crazy quilt xmas ornaments, baby bells, jewelry bag
October 1, 1991	Carter Houck, editor Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts Magazine	[Designs including Quilters in logo requested]
September 1, 1991	hands on project	Swedish Hearts
August 1, 1991
July 1, 1991
June 1, 1991	Annual Luncheon
May 1, 1991	Janet Brodie	Seminole piecing ideas and project demo
April 1, 1991	Helene Fendelman, quilt appraiser and columnist	What's it worth?
March 1, 1991	[community service begun with Baby Quilts]
February 1, 1991	Betsy Stern, collector and lover of quilts [Amendment to By-laws]
January 1, 1991	VSQ grabbag of demos: Leda Hahn, Pat Waill, Marlys Klein, Caryl Ergan, Pat Mauer	Borders, hand piecing, appliqué, double-sided quilt, quilting in a hoop
December 1, 1990	Report from the show committee
November 1, 1990	Paula Nadelstern	Selecting Fabrics for your quilts
October 1, 1990	Quilt Show Final Arrangements
September 1, 1990	Mimi Sherman, Museum of American Folk Art, FIT
August 1, 1990
July 1, 1990
June 1, 1990	Show and Tell
May 1, 1990	Tina Gravitt, Philadelphia	Miniature Quilts
April 1, 1990	Expanded Show and Tell	Problem solving session for Celtic and Hawaiian Appliqué
March 1, 1990	Joan Crawford	Celtic Appliqué
February 1, 1990	Pat Baker, hands on	Crazy Quilts - hands on workshop
January 1, 1990	Video	American Quilting Society Annual Show in Padukah, Ky Spring '89
December 1, 1989	Sandy Cinfo, hands on	Cathedral Window Holiday Ornament
November 1, 1989	Terry Reilly	Hand piecing seminar for holiday; assembling quilt squares for the club quilt
October 1, 1989	Anita Wellings, Faifield Industries	Choosing batting; wearable art - Houston fashion show
September 1, 1989	Paula Nadelstern	Quilting Together - rescheduled
August 1, 1989
July 1, 1989
June 1, 1989	Joan Crawford	Hawaiian Appliqué and Quilting
May 1, 1989	Paula Nadelstern	Quilting Together
April 1, 1989	Terry Reilly	The Ultimate Nine Patch
March 1, 1989	VSQ members	Our Grandmothers' Quilts - Quilts from the 1930s
February 1, 1989	Film; Terry Reilly	A Stitch for Time - mothers in Boise, Idaho; Quilt clinic
January 1, 1989	Quilting Bee with Frames
December 1, 1988	Modern Day Santa Claus	How he commissioned 2 quilts for his wife
November 1, 1988	Terry Reilly	Charm/ Scrap Quilt Demo and fabric trade
October 1, 1988	Sue Rogers	The Fine Art of Hand Quilting
September 1, 1988	Betty Goodfriend	Fabric and Paraphenalia sale and expanded show and tell
August 1, 1988
July 1, 1988
June 1, 1988	Vivian Frigerio	Inside Scoop on Dolls
May 1, 1988	Terry Reilly	Miniature Quilts
April 1, 1988	Joan Johnson, Quilters' Peace	Latest quilting ideas and supplies
March 1, 1988	Colette Laico, curator	Hastings Quilt Show - behind the scenes
February 1, 1988	Film - based on Pat Ferrero's book	Hearts and Hands: A Social History of 19th Century Women and their Quilts
January 1, 1988	Colette Laico, curator	slides and last year's Hastings quilt show
December 1, 1987	Emiko Toda Loeb	slides and quilt display - new, antique, Japanese fabrics
November 1, 1987	Joan Johnson, Quilter's Peace in Garrison	new ideas and techniques
October 1, 1987	Sandra Cinfo, Sewing Emporium	creative ways of using ribbons
September 1, 1987	Boutique - sale of books; show and tell; 9 patch exchange
August 1, 1987
July 1, 1987
June 1, 1987	Vivian Frigerio	Slide presentation Quilts from Museum Collections
May 1, 1987	Nigel Noble, film	25 Ribbon Segments: Diversity and Unity of Humanity
April 1, 1987	Randy Frost	Artist training to quilting, Quilting as an artist
March 1, 1987	Fairfield Procession Co. slide show	Royal Star Fashion Show
February 1, 1987	Special show and tell
January 1, 1987	Terry Reilly	Scrap Quilts
December 1, 1986	Pat McDermott, Scarsdale Historical Society	Slide presentation of Antique Quilts
November 1, 1986	Joanne Kost, [slate of officers presented]	A Quilter's Newsletter Magazine's Quilt designer
October 1, 1986	Judy Dales, see QNL Feb 1985	Slide lecture and display of quilts
September 1, 1986	Special show and tell
August 1, 1986
July 1, 1986
June 1, 1986	Alice Dokkin	Making Tote Bags
May 1, 1986	Slide presentation	Antique Quilts from DAR Collection
April 1, 1986	Ann Conboy	Color and Fabric Selection and Quilting Techniques
March 1, 1986	Galina Mariani, craftswoman and designer	postponed from February
February 1, 1986	Galina Mariani, collector and designer	Show her quilts as shown in Country Living Dec 1985
January 1, 1986	Ginny Watson	Vest Making
December 1, 1985	Slate of Officers Presented, work on raffle quilt,Betsy Prokop, Quilt Care of Valhalla	presentation of antique Quilts
November 1, 1985	Terri Reilly Workshop	Creative Holiday Decorations
October 1, 1985	Panel of member experts answer questions	Project and Design problems
September 1, 1985	Susan Ackerman, mini-workshop	appliqué a new technique using freezer paper
August 1, 1985
July 1, 1985
June 1, 1985	Ann Conboy, Cross Patch instructor	Color and Fabric Selection
May 1, 1985	[Proposed by laws vote] Betty Pyne	Lap Quilting, Embroidery Stitching
April 1, 1985	[General Foods Trip] Alice Dokken and drawing winning ticket in raffle	Quick Piecing
March 1, 1985	Joan Goverman, Leda Kahn, Terri Reilly	Tools of the Trade demos
February 1, 1985	Valentines
January 1, 1985	American Crossroads, Scarsdale's new quilt and craft shop
December 1, 1984	Hexagons for XMAS ornaments, potholders, etc. & Celtic Quilting
November 1, 1984	Sewing Basket Boutique
October 1, 1984	Colette Laico, curator	Slide Presentation
September 1, 1984	Elaine Thorndike	Antique Quilts
August 1, 1984	Hands on work sessions
July 1, 1984	Hands on work sessions
June 1, 1984	Carol Glickenhaus	Malas from the San Blas Islands [collection Political, Religious, Native, and Burial]
May 1, 1984
April 1, 1984	Betsy Stern	Antique Quilts from DAR Collection
March 1, 1984
February 1, 1984
January 1, 1984
December 1, 1983
November 1, 1983
October 1, 1983
September 1, 1983
August 1, 1983
July 1, 1983
June 1, 1983
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February 1, 1983
January 1, 1983