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Quill America - Newsletter of the North American Quilling Guild

Lucia Sinning
Lucia Sinning

Jill Van Dieren

Jill Van Dierren

Jill Van Dieren

Toni Jarvis

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Accreditation Committee ..................... Sherry Rodehaver Board Report 4
2625 E Turkeyfoot Lk Road Getting to Know You 5
Uniontown, OH 44685 Membership Q&A 7
330-699-2500 New Members 7
The Ribbons That I’ve Won 8
[email protected] NAQGCON 2009 9
Archive Committee............................... Donna Del Giudice Hints & Tips 10
Treasurer’s Report 2008 10
11 Orchard St What Led Me To Quilling 11
Verona, NJ 07044 Pattern Corner 12
973-857-3999 Outside of the Box - Itsies 13
[email protected] Outside of the Box - Challenge 14
Community Relationship and Development Committee My Quilling Story 16
.............................................................. Danielle Pray Winter News Online 17
859-485-6790 Notes From the Archivist 18
[email protected] Community Relationship and
Membership Committee...................... Rita Anderson Development Committee 19
2422 Torrington Drive That’s Clever!
Lake Ridge Mini Meet Announcements and 19
Toms River, NJ 08755 Reports
732-866-0876 Accreditation Achieved! 20
[email protected] An Experience Teaching Quilling
NAQG Conference Committee............. Pat Caputo 21
25 Indian Run 22
Enfield, CT 06082
860-749-0894 Submission Deadlines
[email protected]
.............................................................. Barb Machado Each issue of Quill America will have a theme for the
1168 Pleasant St designs. The theme will relate to upcoming holidays
Bridgewater, MA 02324 and events. Of course, we welcome all quilling
508-697-3528 related articles - submit your articles, designs, news,
[email protected] etc., by email to [email protected] or by postal
Newsletter Committee......................... Caroline Mach mail to Caroline Mach, PO Box 95, Mansfield, ON L0N
PO Box 95 1M0 Canada.
Mansfield, ON L0N 1M0
705-435-4479 Spring Issue Deadline: March 15
[email protected] Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation, At the Beach
Color Photo Collages............................ Evelyn Rooney Summer Issue Deadline: June 15
23 Clara Place Back to School, Autumn, Thanksgiving
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009 Fall Issue Deadline: September 15
973-239-8978 Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza
[email protected] Winter Issue Deadline: December 15
Treasury Committee ............................ Laura Olohan
26 Evergreen Ave Page 3.
Springfield, NJ 07081
973-564-9755
[email protected]
Website and Internet Development Committee
.............................................................. Antonella DeFalco
531 Brian Dean Drive
Glen Gardner, NJ 08826
908-537-9240
[email protected]

Annual Membership Rates
$25 US; $30 Canada and Mexico;

$35 Everywhere Else

Renew online at www.naqg.org/member.html

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Board Meeting of the NAQG – to Lois for handouts.

Monday, December 15, 2008 – Donna Del Giudice will be

7:30 pm Eastern donating color copies of the Donna Del Giudice also reported
Director Attendees: Sherry brochure for Danielle to send to on the Newsletter Committee for

Rodehaver – Accreditation; the Regional Reps. The Caroline Mach.

Donna Del Giudice – Archival; electronic version will be put up Caroline sent in the deadlines

Rita Anderson – Membership; on the public area of the website and themes for 2009. They are

Laura Olohan – Treasury; for members to make their own as follows:

Antonella DeFalco – Website copies and for prospective Winter Issue: December 15 -

members to use if they do not Valentine’s Day, Birthday, St.
Donna Del Giudice opened the want to use PayPal for their Patrick’s Day

meeting at 7:35 pm. memberships. Spring Issue: March 15 -

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day,

Sherry Rodehaver, Accreditation Danielle also announced two new Graduation, At the Beach

Committee, gave her update – no Regional Reps (AZ and MN). She Summer Issue: June 15 - Back to

new announcements at this time. will be sending an updated list of School, Autumn, Thanksgiving

She announced that Agnes reps to Antonella for the website. Fall Issue: September 15 -

Dembia received her Danielle also announced that she Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanza
accreditation with the English would love to have members Caroline also wanted to let the

Guild. send tips to her on teaching Board know that for the

beginning classes, etc., which foreseeable future the newsletter

Donna Del Giudice, Archival she would forward to the will continue with four color

Committee, is currently updating Regional Reps. pages and up to twelve double-

the bibliography it will be inserted sided black and white pages in

with the Spring newsletter. The Rita Anderson, Membership each issue. Starting with the
entire updated bibliography will Committee, announced that the spring issue, one of the color

be put on the website. Donna NAQG has 148 new members pages will be for Helen's Itsies/

also announced Ann Martin as a and 223 renewals. Rita let the Challenges.

new Archival Committee Board know that she is mailing

member! Ann will be notifying renewal members from the US by Laura Olohan, Treasury

the online community about new the next day and once a week Committee, gave her Treasurer’s

articles and finds. (Friday) she travels to the post Report. As of 12/15/08, the
office with new members and out NAQG treasury was

Danielle Pray, Community of country members. approximately $13,000 – this

Relations & Development total does not include PayPal

Committee, announced that the Donna Del Giudice gave the funds received for recent

new version of the NAQG update on the NAQGCON memberships. Laura will include

brochure is ready. She is Committee for Pat Caputo and a detailed Treasurer’s Report in

working on getting brochures and Barbara Machado. The the Spring issue of Quill America.
an information packet sent to all NAQGCON letters have gone out It will also be posted in the

Regional Reps after the holidays and Barbara Machado will be Member’s Only section of the

with tips/info on promoting contacting vendors. Rita had website.

quilling, etc. in their respective asked about the meals for the

areas. There may also be a NAQGCON; she will be contacting Donna Del Giudice asked about

second version with additional Pat to see what arrangements the “Sale” of NAQG items. It was

photos that is currently being have been made. Rita will also reported as not successful; only a
discussed and designed. be sending pens and note pads
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Quill America Editor Caroline Mach

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a shortly after, a local shop had

series of articles that will some quilling paper and needle

introduce the Board of Directors tools for sale - don’t ask me how
to NAQG members. We hope you they got there - it was a small

enjoy learning more about the department store with a craft

volunteers that run this section. That was enough for me

organization on your behalf! - I was off to the races. That year,

2004, I made one Christmas

I came to quilling in a roundabout card with a snowflake on it (all

way. I started making all of my my Christmas cards have always
own Christmas cards about 20 been one-of-a-kind propositions)

years ago when I was on a work that I sent to a friend. Needless

term during university. Due to the to say, now the look of it is

lack of homework during the downright embarrassing!

work term, I found myself with

some spare time and decided to The internet is an amazing tool the British Quilling Guild. I joined

put it to good use. This step was for finding information about the NAQG and the British Guild to

really an extension of my anything. I was already a member have contact with other quillers,
calligraphy, which I had started of a couple of Yahoo!Groups since it seemed to be an art not

already in public school. At heart dealing with calligraphy, so I practiced by too many people -

I am really a book junkie, so of searched and found the Yahoo! there are lots of quilting groups

course over the years I managed QuillersGroup. I am still a around where I live, but no

to collect many books about member of it, although I don’t quilling groups!

cardmaking and paper crafts. have time to be active, it is

One of these books, Card enough trying to keep up with the To date, I haven’t taken any
Crafting by Gillian Souter, Yahoo!NAQGMembersGroup. I quilling classes, although I have

included a small section on don’t remember exactly how or taught a few. I am trying to get

quilling. It looked fascinating to when I found the NAQG, but I’m my arty-type friends to take up

me, but I had no idea where to quite sure it was through the quilling, but with little luck so far.

get any supplies. Amazingly, internet. I am also a member of It would be great to be able to

have a group of people locally

Quilling Class I Taught At My Workplace who would get together and quill.

I have created a few of my own
quilling patterns, but what I
usually do is adapt something I
see in a book or kit to my own
purposes. I almost never produce
something exactly the way the
instructions say in the book or
kit. My long-term project (when
I’m retired, maybe!) is to create
patterns for Ontario wildflowers.
My full-time job is in forestry, so
this is a natural way of bringing
two parts of my life together.

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(Continued from page 5) also an active member of the There are just not enough hours

Shelburne Rotary Club, where I in a day. I am not particularly

I offered to serve as the Editor of do the publicity for our big annual interested in accreditation. Since
Quill America because I have fundraiser, the Canadian Open quilling is a hobby for me, not a

quite a bit of experience editing Old Time Fiddle Championship business, I don’t feel that

various types of newsletters. I am (www.shelburnefiddlecontest.on. accreditation is necessary for

a strong believer in volunteer ca). As you can tell, I don’t have me.

service; I work with a number of very much free time at the end of

local and professional the day :-) but I really enjoy Although I have become

organizations as a volunteer. keeping busy and active in my obsessed with quilling, I do use
Every issue of Quill America community. It helps to not have other methods in creating my

takes about 30-40 hours of my any children to look after, and my cards (they’re not just for

time to prepare. (That doesn’t husband is reasonably good at Christmas!): rubber stamping,

include the time of all the other looking after himself - most of outline stickers, calligraphy, and

hardworking people on the the time, anyway! many more. It is on my list to

Newsletter Committee!) My part learn how to do pergamano and

of the work includes Besides trying to produce my iris folding, but somehow I never

communicating with members annual quota of 75 or so seem to get around to it.
about articles, receiving articles, Christmas cards, my latest Someday...

doing the layout and editing, and project was a three-dimensional

sending the newsletter to the drum kit that I made for a friend

printer. Thankfully, there are of mine who has aspirations to

great people on the Newsletter be a drummer. I really wish I had

Committee helping me with many more time to do more quilling so

of these tasks to make my job that I could improve my skills.
easier. They are also coming up

with lots of great ideas to

improve the newsletter, which

create more work...I hope that

you are all enjoying the results.

Besides editing and doing the

layout for Quill America, I am
currently editing and doing the

layout for two other newsletters,

one for our local arts council and

one for the Ontario Professional

Foresters Association. In the

past, I have done editing and

layout for the newsletters of
other local organizations. I am

(Continued from page 4) She is currently making updates Meeting was adjourned at 8:30
to the website. Antonella will pm (Eastern). The Executive
few items were sold through the contact Pat and Barb for the Director for the next Board
sale. information about the NAQGCON meeting will be Danielle Pray
to post on the website. She also (Community Relations &
Antonella DeFalco, Website let the Board know that Denise Development Director). The next
Committee, reported that she Patron will be taking over the meeting will be early March 2009
has been adding new members next NAQGMembers swap. – date to be decided.
as they join and any renewals
that don't already have access.

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We at the membership request via our website to the the outcome of the issue will be
committee want to make sure appropriate committee at: addressed separately in the
your voice is heard. You can ask www.naqg.org/ Board minutes. As much as
questions, make comments or OnlineContactForm.html. possible however, we will
suggestions or ask for help in 3 respond to your issue here in a
different ways. 3. You can telephone: Rita timely manner and post Q&A
Anderson at 732-886-0867 or results in the following
You can send a written request Deb Mackes at 610-905-5114. newsletter.
to: ____________________________
1. NAQG Membership Committee The membership committee will
c/o Rita Anderson be posting YOUR questions, Comments:
2422 Torrington Dr., Lake Ridge suggestions, and comments Olive Moore, Upland, CA: "Thanks
Toms River, NJ 08755 where time and space permit. If for all your hard work!"
a question arises which requires
2. You can send an online a Board discussion and decision, (Continued on page 9)

A warm welcome to our newest members!

Kathryn Anderson Midland, MI Catherine Nipple Albany, WI
Karen Andres Newton, KS Kim Norlock Denver, CO
Karin Bartlett Pittsburg, NH Kathy Peters Franklin Springs, NY
Lou Brown Grand Ridge, FL Beth Powell Beachwood, NJ
Barbara Budd The Woodlands, TX Jerome F. Prazma Victoria BC, Canada
Doris Clevinger Webster, NY Patricia Richardson Hobe Sound, FL
Patricia Crews Fort Worth, TX Jeanne Ryan Rochester, NY
Stacy Czech Maple Grove, MN Cheryl Stavrianeas Salem, OR
Kathie Duguid Topeka, KS Barbara Strassner, Scottsville, NY
Jessie Durnil Hillsville, VA Gaylynne Talbott Sacramento, CA
Nora Gutierrez San Diego, CA Tammy Thompson Kansas City, MO
Beth Hamilton Fairfax, IA Jane Lee Vondette Asheville, NC
Myrtle Ivey Social Circle, GA Nancy Waller Leesburg, FL
Cheryl Jansen Warrensburg, MO Charlotte Zepp Westminster, MD
Kristina Kaufman Chico, CA
Karen McGinnis Silver Springs, FL We apologize in advance for any omissions or
Loyda Montanez Caguas, PR misspellings.
Christine Morris McDermitt, NV
Roxanne Nicholson Aptos, CA Deb Mackes

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I live in Pittsburg, Kansas where I many ways to

have several hobbies that I like. I vary butterflies,

train my dog Barney in it proved to be
competition agility. I also like very useful.

motorcycling and teaching at the

local YMCA. Besides these The different

hobbies, I am a self-taught styles that I

quiller. I found a quilling kit on made obviously

eBay while building a doll house paid off, since I

and have not returned to work on took 2nd place
the dollhouse since I learned how at the

to quill. I have been quilling for last NAQGCON

about eight years now and have event with my

been a member of the NAQG for entry! This year I

about seven years. won 2nd place

with my framed composition of trees, etc. I think that I really
spent more time on that one
I especially love to quill butterfly bushes - which included than on any other that I have
done until now. I also won 2nd
butterflies, as is obvious by all of butterflies, caterpillars, and place with that entry.
them I have made. I was ladybugs. Claire Choi and I had a
I had a wonderful time at the two
fortunate enough to be asked to tie with that entry. When I made NAQGCON events that I have
attended so far, and they meant
teach a quilling class on the butterflies, I tried to make a lot to me, since I don't know
anyone else near me who quills.
butterflies at the last NAQGCON them as realistic as possible. It is so much fun to meet
everyone and to get to look at
and was so thrilled to be asked! I everyone's work up close and see
all the different techniques that
used a pattern that I bought on The year before my entry was a are used in quilling!

eBay that was designed by Mary Christmas scene, which included
Sikes. It was a very simple an outdoor fireplace, a house

pattern, but since there are so with a removable roof and lots of

Jill Van Dieren

Editor’s Note: You may see the
four butterflies that Jill taught at
the 2008 NAQGCON on page 2.
They are the ones on the top row
of the butterfly photo in the
middle of the page. Other
examples of her work are also on
page 2.

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Tampa NAQGCON MAY 2009 Here’s a challenge. We’d like We also need to have all of you

Sheraton Suites Tampa Airport. EVERYONE to enter at least ONE talented people to consider

competition category. Think you teaching others. We would
What a GOOD time is awaiting can’t win? That’s what I thought appreciate an early response so

you in Tampa at our conference!! last year. You too might win with that we might get a head start on

It’s SUNNY and WARM that time a little - well maybe a lot - of scheduling classes. As classes

of the year. thought and effort. Even if you usually start at 9 a.m. on Friday,

don’t get an award (that’s not you might want to arrive late on

This particular hotel has the what NAQGCON is about), you’ll Thursday.

bedroom (king or two doubles) still win by sharing your talent SEE Y’ALL IN MAY
plus an ante room with a sofa with others and they with you.

bed, bar, microwave , “fridge” THAT’S what NAQGCON is about.

and free parking. It provides a It’s truly amazing what quillers Lois Bandt-Weber and Helpers

shuttle bus to the airport and create.

malls for your free time. It is

close to beaches, Busch Would greatly appreciate any

Gardens, aquarium, Museum of donations for the silent auction If you would like to share
accommodations at the
Science and Industry, and is only and/or raffle ASAP. Even if you NAQGCON, please contact Lois
45 minutes to Disney and Sea can’t attend, donations mailed or at 352-323-8939 or
[email protected].
World for after the conference. given to someone who is No promises, but hopefully we
can pair you up. Currently, we
Bring the family. attending will be welcomed. If have one lady who desires a
roommate.
you’re bringing an item with you,

I’ve attended four conferences, please advise us in advance so

(AGMs) and each time it gets that it might be listed and we

better as we meet more and won’t have to scurry around at
more quillers as the NAQG grows. the last minute (I hate to scurry!).

(Continued from page 7) of work." like more pictures and patterns.
Thanks.”
Charlotte Canup, Powder Springs,
Yours in service,
GA: "I think that NAQG is made Diana Bronner, Wayland, MA: The NAQG Membership
up of so many talented people, I “Doing great – wonderful fall
Committee
am proud to be a member. I am bulletin, excellent website.” Rita Anderson - Director

hopeful that the next AGM is Deb Mackes
Antonella DeFalco
somewhere in the southeast so I Fredricka Whitman, Ellington, CT:

can attend." (Oh, Charlotte, “Keep up the good work!”

you’re in luck!)

Jill Van Dieren, Pittsburg, KS:
Evelyn Haney, Mesquite, NV: "I “Great – I always look forward to

think you do great, know it’s a lot Quill America. I, like most, would

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Mirror paper doesn't fringe slip it back into the cellophane chalk, and give a soft mottled

properly when fringing only one wrapper, and when it is in the effect. You can also use one or
piece. Try fringing two 3/8" corner of the closed end, staple it two other colors to blend with the

pieces of mirror paper, shiny in place. first. Try it, you'll like it! Test this

sides together, or one mirror side out in the area where you will

up with a plain piece of 3/8" Hint #3: apply your card, picture, or

paper on top. Of course, this Save the cotton chunks that wedding invitation, or whatever

should work for 1/4" paper as come in aspirin or other the item is you are mounting, to

well. medication bottles and use them see if you like the outcome
to apply chalks to white before spreading it to the outer

Hint #2: matboard you are going to use edges.

To keep track of the catalogue for a project as a backing. These

number and name of the color in chunks are more efficient than Ev Crane

each packet of paper, cut off that the small cotton swabs the chalk

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I was born in Colombia, S.A. I am 2008, I joined the North quilling more widely known

54 years old and have lived in American Quilling Guild, where in among Spanish-speaking

Spain since 1989. I have a spite of my language barrier, I peoples!
university level education; have been warmly received and

however, I haven't continued with have learned a lot. Note: Two examples of Lucia's

architecture since I received my quilling may be found on page 2

degree. I'm currently with a firm In October of this year, in my in the top row. For those who

in Barcelona, where I work as an efforts to make this very special may not have seen other

accountant. I love music, reading, craft more widely known in Spain, examples of her work yet, she

dancing, calligraphy, nature, and where it is practically unknown, has an album on the NAQG
as you can probably guess, I love and in spite of the little Yahoo Group site: Filigrana

crafting! knowledge that I have about it, I Creativa by maluca_3591. The

went to the Civic Center at photo of the wrought iron door in

I come from a very artistic family, Blanes, in the village of Girona her album was entered in her

with gifted musicians, painters where I reside, to offer my exhibit, along with several others.

and artisans among us. Since services to them as a teacher of

early childhood I worked with quilling. As a result, I was Lucia Sinning

various types of threads and scheduled to do an intensive Edited and translated from
yarn, which resulted in my workshop in November of this Spanish by Helen Pierce

becoming totally fascinated with year. I was also invited to exhibit

anything related to crafts. some of my work there.

I've done a wide variety of crafts, Looking ahead, I have plans to
beginning with simple counted write a quilling book in Spanish
cross stitch, and going on to (at the suggestion of my friend
knitting, crocheting, tapestry Gail Freed), because although
work and macramé. Then I there are
turned to bobbin lace and even many
to the long forgotten art of magazines
tatting. Besides these, I've gone devoted to
to parchment craft and quilling, I
decoupage, among other paper don't know
crafts. of any
quilling
While continually on the look-out books in
for other new crafts and Spanish,
techniques, I came across the which
beautiful and delicate art of means that
quilling in a magazine as I was the sale of
thumbing through it,. During the my book
summer of 2006 I spent a lot of would
my free time learning to quill on certainly
my own, as I worked on various contribute
quilled projects. to making
the lovely
This year, in the summer of art of

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Quilled Heart Box
by Helen Pierce

I was looking through my resource file, searching for a black and white design that I could use to print
out for a baby shower, on which each lady could write her name and the city, state and country in
which she was born. The subject of the devotional that I planned to give at the party was: “Where in
the world did you come from?” So the heart image that I found seemed to go along well with the
devotional that I had prepared.

It was fun to read aloud the birthplaces of each of our dear friends aloud just before I gave the
devotional, and the ladies were very interested in discussing where each had been born. It just so
happened that one of our local ladies was born in the same state of India where our guest of honor
was born! And now, our Indian friend was here in our city and state where her first child would be born.
I proceeded to give the devotional from Psalm 139:1-18, speaking about God’s power in forming and
protecting each one of us, close to His heart, while we were still in the womb.

I liked the design on the paper hearts so much, that I decided to quill one to use for a door prize. I
recycled a round cheese box by covering it with white computer paper on the outside of the bottom
and top sections, and then used a compass to draw round circles, which I cut out and glued onto the
bottom and top of the box to finish them off. I then applied 1/4” Terrifically Tacky Tape to the backside
of the quilled heart and stuck it to the circle on the top of the box. I lined it with a deli paper, filled it
with salted almonds, Scotch taped the sides, and placed it into a little gift bag. After giving my short
devotional, I asked the lady sitting next to me to draw a name from among the paper hearts that I had
collected, and a new friend of ours was the
one who won the door prize! Needless to
say, she liked it very much!

The idea would be equally appropriate for
a Valentine’s Day gift, filled with candies.
It’s so easy to say, “I love you!” to
someone, by our words, our actions and
our gifts.

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A new series began in September,
called the “Outside of the Box” Itsies/
Challenge. The definition of Itsies?
They are small, flat embellishments
that are pictures of things interpreted
in quilling – of plants, animals, bugs,
objects and things we use for work,
for sleep, to eat, to play with, things

we see in nature, in our families, etc. A Challenge is defined as a
larger piece of work, more labor intensive: a card; a new
technique in quilling; a combination of another craft along with
quilling; something in 3D, etc. The first of each month the project
and guidelines for that month were announced on the
NAQGmembers Yahoo Group site, as follows:

Sept. – Itsies
Basic Guidelines: - Make one or two flat embellishments in any
shade of black, white (or both), or any shade or pearlized tones
of gray or silver. You may back it with black or white cardstock for
contrast. Use quilling strips of 1/16” or 1/8” width in any length.

Entries Received:
Denise Patron – two: a flower, quilled with 1/8” pearl white strips with a
black border, black inner loops and a black, fringed center; a black gecko

lizard with white spots

Toni Jarvis – one: a foot and slipper of a
ballet dancer, quilled with 1/16” black and
white strips

Helen Pierce – two: a tropical aquarium fish,
quilled with 1/8” white vellum strips - with
fringed, paper-sculpture type fins and tail; a
fantasy bird with long tail feathers, quilled

with 1/8” black strips

Nov. - Itsies
Basic Guidelines –
-make a quilled Holiday poinsettia
with a stem and quilled leaves,
using 1/8" wide quilling strips.
-it can be either quilled in 3D, or
quilled flat

Entries Received: 0

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Oct. – A Challenge
Basic Guidelines: A Holiday Greeting Card
-Make a greeting card, depicting your favorite holiday of the year or
some aspect of it.
-Since our group is international in scope, choose a holiday that
your own country celebrates. Give a description of the holiday and
tell why it is your favorite. Use 1/8” wide quilling strips.
-One other complementary technique may be used.

Entries Received:
Toni Jarvis - one: a Rudolph Ornament Card (photo on bottom left of page 2) – Toni writes:

I'm enclosing photos of a Christmas card. The card is an "ornament card", so I'm also sending a photo of
the ornament alone. I've written brief instructions for assembling the card, not for making the ornament.

Christmas is my favorite holiday because it is such a time of togetherness - friends and families try to
gather, if possible. It's a season that brings out goodness in people. It renews my faith in people.

This is a fairly simple Christmas card, but it gives the receiver an ornament as well as your holiday wish. I
quilled a Rudolph ornament, making both sides identical.

Using Printshop, I printed a card, leaving the front page blank. The inside has a greeting and a photo of a
reindeer. The back, which I haven't included, has my information.
I attached mulberry paper to the front. Mulberry paper looks best if it's torn, not cut, and it tears easier if
you use just a bit of water along the line you wish to tear. I use a wet, not dripping, Q-tip. Wet a line, lay
the paper on flat surface and pull apart - it will tear easily at the damp line. You may have to cut some of
the tough strands if they're too long.

To attach the mulberry paper, I lightly spray Elmer's Craft Bond. Glue sticks or other adhesives are just
too much glue and soak through. Smooth in place, working from the center to the edges. I don't mind if
some of the edges aren't completely glued down. But if you want a completely flat piece, you can take a
little Elmer's glue on a pin or toothpick and finish those edges.

Once the paper has dried, attach a ribbon to the ornament. Measure the ribbon to assure that it will be
long enough to allow the ornament to hang in the center of the paper, and have enough to loop over the
top of the card. I tried to think of some fancy way to attach the ribbon to the inside of the card, but I
ended up using a Christmas sticker.

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Nov. – A Challenge
Basic Guidelines: Make a holiday ribbon wall hanging
-cut a wide ribbon into a 14” length
-quill poinsettias of any size
-glue them down the length of the ribbon, add green leaves and
berries
and other small embellishments, if desired
-back with chipboard
-add a hanger

Entries Received:
Helen Pierce - one

Ribbon Wall Hanging - Instructions:

In following the guidelines, I looked through my stash of wide holiday
ribbons, and came across a roll of wired ribbon, which I had bought at
Sam’s Club. It was stamped with pretty poinsettias and had lovely
gold touches. I thought that the only thing that could be done to
make it any prettier would be to enhance it with quilling!

I first finished both ends, using The Crafter’s Pick Incredibly Tacky
glue, which I used throughout the project. I turned both sides of the
bottom corners under to form a V and glued them lightly in place on
the back; but the top edge I folded under 1/4” twice straight across,
so that I could unfold it after I finished it, to insert a hanger. The top
edge didn’t need glue, since the wire held it in place.

I chose to quill all the shapes that were stamped onto it using 1/8”
wide strips in bright red for the poinsettias and berries, dark olive
green for the leaves, and bright yellow and gold for the stamens. I
quilled the leaves and the poinsettias in an airy, open manner, so that the gold glitter on the ribbon
would show through. I was careful to line up and flatten all the shapes on each side, so that the pretty
gold side edges would show. I used as many strips as were needed to complete the shapes, without
keeping track of the number, since both the petals of the poinsettias and the leaves were all in
different sizes. I made berries of various sizes with tight coils, and enough coils of short lengths of
yellow and gold strips for the stamens to fill the centers. When it was finished, I unfolded the top edge,
put a narrow red satin ribbon on it and re-folded it. Then I cut a piece of chipboard a little smaller than
the ribbon all around and attached it to the back of the ribbon with Provo Craft Terrifically Tacky Tape,
to give it body.

We plan to hang it up in a narrow space that is crying out for just the right touch of holiday cheer!
***************
Those who have entered their work for these monthly projects want the members of NAQG to feel free
to copy their work that appears in this series – which is our gift to all of you. We hope that more and
more quillers will enter this series to surprise and delight our readers. If you have a question about the
technique of a project, please write directly to the artist. Many thanks to those who entered, and a
special thanks to those who took the time to write out the instructions for their project.

Helen Pierce

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I have been a member of NAQG battery pack (under the front

for only a couple of years, but I door stoop) and the switch is

started quilling about 20 years hidden in the bucket (and I
ago. It began with a few thought I was obsessed with

snowflakes, then I discovered the details…).

house plants and the obsession

took over. I never looked back! I I am also including a photo

own every single quilling book of a heart shaped floral

that has been printed—even wreath. A friend of mine

those that are long out of print. It received an invitation to a
is just a hobby of mine, but I wedding with the design on

would love to quit my day job and the front and thought a quilled

quill full time! I look forward to version of the heart would make

receiving the Quill America the perfect gift. It was a very fun

newsletter every few months, challenge, and it was a big hit

and when it arrives I always say, with the bride and groom.

“I need to send in some photos.”

So I am finally getting around to I found the yellow butterfly
it. pattern in a very old, out of print

book. It was probably the most

I do have to give my husband difficult piece I have ever

credit for building the made. There are over 300

greenhouse for my “plants” in leaves included, and it was quite

the first photos. He made it from challenging. It did all come

balsa wood and plexi-glass and together nicely but it may be the
cut the hardwood floor piece by only one that I attempt!

piece. One half of the roof is

removable in case I want to My favorite projects stem from

change out the flowers for the the miniature baskets. I love

appropriate season. The final coming up with new flowers and

touch was the addition of the two designs. They make great gifts

little lights which run off a hidden for just about any occasion, and
the glass globes

keep the dust

off.

Dawn Dean
Allison Park,
Pennsylvania

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Hello everyone. It is hard to flower cart in front of a florist, great opportunity to meet fellow

believe that it is time for another sitting in a white wicker rocker in quillers and learn about them

newsletter. We have been a patio furniture store, gazing at and to create something that is
keeping busy online these days, my country's flag as it unfurls in just for them. The basic idea of a

and I wanted to let you know the breeze.” SWAP is that you quill something

what has been happening. for one person, and someone

This is the beginning of a New else quills something for you. In

We have some beautiful quilling Year and there is so much that the end, everyone gets a

art by our very own Olive Moore. will be happening. The beautiful quilled item. You

You have to visit the website to NAQGCON you say? Well, I hope should see the beautiful
see these works of art. This flag to see you there; I have plans to ornaments that were shared.

attend with my friend Marion. Denise Patron will be kicking off

She will be driving in from 2009 with a new swap in

Louisiana, and I will be flying in January. I hope that you will

from New Jersey. If you want to participate and show off your joy

learn more about the NAQGCON for quilling with our fellow

(a.k.a. AGM), or if you have members. Here is what I quilled

misplaced any of your for Toni (she loves and collects
information for this year’s event, Santas, and I am so proud that

don’t forget to visit the website one of

and they are just a click away. mine joins

Visit us at: www.naqg.org/ her

is just one of the many items that AGMcurrent.html. We always collection).

she has shared with us to inspire have the information you need.

each of us to reach beyond the Interested in what has happened I hope that
ordinary and see quilling all at past events? So was I. everyone

around us. Isn’t she so talented? Wonderful Regina Ribiero helped has

I can only share Olive’s words of out by reviewing past Quill enjoyed a

inspiration and the joy of quilling. America newsletters to find some joyous

information on these wonderful holiday

“A butterfly flutters by in the events. Please stop by and check season

autumn air. It rests on a nearby out what we have. A special and a safe
"black-eyed susan" blossom. I request to anyone who has and happy

gaze at it as it so gracefully attended any of these previous new year. May 2009 be filled

opens and closes those events: if you have any with inspiration and lots of time

beautiful, delicate wings. I see in information or photos you would to quill ☺

my mind's eye the quilled coils, like to share, please pass them

the tight rolls, the marquises, the on to me, because the next step Antonella DeFalco

tear drops and can hardly wait to is to fill these memories with
gather my tools and begin yet some photos so we can share in

another 3-D quilled project…In a the splendor of it all.

very short time I began to create

three dimensional objects. That In our online community we had

seemed to be more challenging a fantastic ornament swap. If

than following someone else's you have never participated in a

pattern. Inspirations are SWAP before, I highly
everywhere - like walking past a recommend them. They are a

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I am very happy to announce Keeps Creative Paper, Issue can do for you.
another member of our Archival
Committee. Ann Martin has 70, 2008, pgs 106-107 &
joined our crew and will be
reporting on new “finds” to our 108-109. The Quilling Bibliography update
NAQGmembers online Martin, Ann, “Ornament Gift should be in the next issue of
community. Ann has been great
in keeping people informed Card”, Card Maker, Nov. QA. Our Archive Committee has
about new articles, books, and
exhibits that have been 2008, pgs 18 & 91. been hard at work: the research
happening all across the USA.
Welcome aboard, Ann! Bartkowski, Allison, “Joy team is doing a great job at

Some recent article “finds” are Ornaments”, Card Maker, keeping our “finds” up to date.
as follows:
Nov. 2008, pgs 64 & 91.
ARTICLES:
Bartkowski, Allison, “Calla Lily Please remember if you have an
Poltis, Licia, “Stylish Paper Thank You”, Card Maker, article or are in the planning
Beads”, For Keeps Creative
Paper (was Australian Paper Jan. 2009, pg 16. stages of doing an article, please
Crafts), Issue 72, 2008, pgs
120-122. Martin, Ann, “Be Mine” & “Merci let us know (email:

Murray, Fiona, “In A Spin”, For Beaucoup”, Card Maker, Jan. [email protected] (please
Keeps Creative Paper, Issue
72, 2008, pgs 126-127. 2009, pgs 62 & 87. put NAQG in the subject line) or

Schulz, Tracey, “Paper Blooms”, write Donna Del Giudice at 11
For Keeps Creative Paper,
Issue 71, 2008, pgs 130- If you can’t find any of the Orchard Street, Verona, NJ
135.
“finds” in your local craft stores, 07044. If we know in advance, it
Schulz, Tracey, “Floral Delights”, remember to use your town gives us the chance to inform
For Keeps Creative Paper,
Issue 70, 2008, pgs 39-43. library; if they don’t have that our quillers and to keep an eye

Martin, Ann, “Lavender Blooms” magazine, then ask them to get out for the publication before it
& “Fringed Florals”, For
a copy of the article via goes off the shelf. The NAQG will

interlibrary loan. Most libraries gladly reimburse costs for

are very happy to do this service copying and shipping to keep the

for their patrons. If your town archives up-to-date.
library is very small and not

computer equipped, then they

can call the county (or the Donna Del Giudice

closest city) library to request the Archivist

article through interlibrary loan.

If you are coming to a dead-end

in trying to locate a specific
article or book, please feel free

to contact me and I’ll see what I

Oops!!

In the fall Quill America, there were several photos whose creator was not identified. On the front cover,
the two small photos on each side of the cross were of work by Bobbye Singer. The three small photos
in the middle of the back cover were also of work by Bobbye. Our apologies!

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We are still seeking volunteers to may help us is to distribute the quilling to one person this year.

serve as Regional NAQG brochure to local Children are an ideal audience

Representatives in their businesses, art fairs and festivals for quilling. Perhaps you could
geographic areas. In this role you (a black and white copy is offer your skills to a local Girl

will promote quilling and the enclosed with this newsletter and Scout troop, 4-H group or church

NAQG. There are many possbile a color copy is available online at youth group.

ways to help, including: teaching www.naqg.com in the Members’

beginner classes at libraries or Corner). If you have any ideas or tips that

community centers; contacting you'd like to share with other

local newspapers; and submitting We will be having an online members about teaching or
photos for publication. Other meeting of all the Regional promoting quilling, please let us

activities that help in this Representatives soon. Tips and know.

endeavor are contacting ideas will be discussed on how to Danielle Pray

museums and art centers to go about promoting the [email protected]

learn about quilling pieces they wonderful world of quilling and

may have in their collections. We how to teach a beginner's class.

would like to compile an accurate

database of antique or other Whether you have the time to
quilling pieces that may be volunteer as a Regional

viewed or visited by the public. Representative or not, we

encourage all members to take

Another way that any member the time to introduce and teach

In the fall issue of Quill America will likely not air until December, transform her dining room into a
we alerted readers to be on the 2009. In it, she demonstrates television studio. Despite the
lookout for Ann Martin as a how to make two quilled beautiful weather, viewers will be
featured artisan on the HGTV Christmas designs. Ann reports led to believe that because it’s so
show, That’s Clever. Ann has that the experience was a whole cold outside there’s no better
informed us that the show is on lot of fun. The producer, director, thing to do than stay in and quill!
hiatus until January 5, and and camera crew arrived bright
therefore her quilling segment and early on a spring day to

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A Special Regional Meet: NAQG show and tell time, a make it and I NEED TO KNOW OF YOUR

Conference Preview take it, and we will be putting INTEREST as soon as possible so

name tag holders together for that plans can move forward.
I am Lois Bandt-Weber, your the NAQGCON.

regional rep and hostess of the Looking forward to meeting all of

NAQG Conference, which will be The event will be held in the you.

in Tampa May 1-3, 2009. To get retirement park on Hwy 27 called

acquainted beforehand, we are "HAWTHORNE" in Leesburg, Lois Bandt-Weber

inviting you to a regional meet on Florida. Directions and a map will 109 Palo Verde Dr.

April 4, 2009, 9 a.m.- ? or 4 p.m. be available to those who Leesburg, FL 34748
FRIENDS and PROSPECTIVE register. If motel 352-323-8939

MEMBERS are welcome! Those accommodations are needed, let

without e-mail will be contacted me know, and arrangements can

by snail mail. We will have a be made.

We all enjoyed our successful engagements. Our webmistress enticed them to join. They sure
New Jersey/Pennsylvania mini- Antonella was able to attend this are interested! We've got their
meet on Sat. Oct. 18, 2008. time. We appreciate the fact addresses and emails so we can
There were 11 present, including that she and the other keep in touch.
two new quillers from Lewisburg Jerseyites in attendance traveled
who traveled 1½ hours to get to an hour or more to get there. We had a wonderful time, with
the library. They were fortunate, lots of laughs and giggles, and
along with the rest of us, that The young gals who joined us for are looking forward to the next
Elaine Altemose brought all the the first time are not able to join mini-meet in January, 2009. We
equipment necessary for a very us on Mondays for our weekly are hoping for a nice sunny day
cute snowman Christmas card, quilling session; one is a with no snow or rain clouds to
which we all completed before teacher, the other is a stay-at- keep us from attending.
going home. Thanks again, home mom and a yoga
Elaine! There would have been teacher. The traveling distance Evelyn Crane
so many more, but five of the is also a deterrent. They were Stroudsburg, PA
PA regulars as well as some from given the membership form for
the NJ group had other important the NAQG, and we hope we have

"Come Quill with Us" is growing meet Claire Choi. November meeting had l7
apace...in October we had three attending!
visitors from Calgary, Alberta, We have forged a really nice
(next province over) fly out to relationship - it is wonderful how Jean Smith
visit, attend the meeting, and quillers like to get together. Our Victoria, BC

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A Gathering of Quillers 1. how to encourage quillers and please let us know if you'll be
those wishing to learn to join us; joining us. Phone numbers for
On Tuesday, October 14, 2008 and more information are 732-716-
the newly formed South Jersey 2. when to hold another meet. 1439 or 732-350-8372.
Quillers held their first mini-meet
at the home of Diane McIntire in Our next meet will be held on Diane McIntire, Martha Haley
Whiting. Rita Anderson, Ev Saturday, February 21, 2009 and Deanna Nisenson
Rooney, and Diane Veni joined from 11:00 - 2:00 at 3 Oak Tree Photos: Diane Veni
five of Rita's students for an Court in Whiting. Bring your
afternoon of quilling and brown bag lunch and come quill Editor’s Note: The photos of this
conversation. Over refreshments with us! Share your work and gathering are on page 23.
the discussion had two main ideas - we'd love it.
themes: Refreshments will be served, so

The NJ/PA mini-meet was held on decided not to meet on the April 18, 2009, in case you want
to mark your calendars in
a very cold and blowy Saturday, Martin Luther King holiday, it advance.

January 17, 2009, at the was as though we were having Evelyn Crane
Stroudsburg Library with seven our Monday session, only in a Stroudsburg, PA

in attendance; the same seven different place. Guess we have

who regularly attend our weekly to hope for better luck next time.

meetings. We each worked on

our own projects, and since we And that particular time will be

Accreditation by an organization gives official approval of the work of a member. It shows the world that
a high standard of work and knowledge is achievable and should be expected from those bearing its
name. The process for the Quilling Guild of England is quite straightforward. You must be in your third
year of membership. You send in a fee and apply for a registration number for assessment. (No names
are used.) The work must be submitted by the deadline. It will be returned with the notification of the
results. Certification will be awarded at the AGM (England) later in the year. There are two categories to
complete:
1. Sampler of Techniques (A pre-printed card with required techniques is provided.) and;
2. Design and Application.
One piece is a free choice. If a kit is used it must be included. The second piece must be an original
design. The pieces must include examples of listed techniques. Design sources or working notes must
be included for all pieces submitted. I did not have a job and was going stir crazy . Accreditation was
something I thought about doing and now had the time.

Agnes Dembia

Agnes Dembia attained accreditation from the English Quilling Guild in the fall of 2008. Congratulations
Agnes! See the photos of Agnes’ work on the front cover.

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Teaching quilling to a small group cut

is daunting enough. But imagine paper, a

teaching quilling to a group of picture
forty women. INSANE! Well that is of the

what Ev Rooney and I did on end

December 3, 2008. We taught product

quilling to members of the design, a

Women's Club of Upper Montclair tool (two

NJ. tooth

picks
I gave a brief history of quilling were

using a pictures and other visual taped

displays. Thanks to Connie together

Godleski, from the Pennsylvania to form a

"Ladies of Filigree" group, for slotted

lending us their display board of tool;

quilling. thanks to Deb Mackes for the roll. This required a great deal of
stamina, patience and
suggestion), wax paper for the enthusiasm. Contact had to be
Ev and I then started to teach the glue, extra tooth picks for made with each person. We had
to inspect the work, show how to
group how to quill. Organization applying the glue, and a card for close the coil, pass out glue, how
to apply the coil to the card, etc.
and prep work was essential. the end product. Go, go, go.

Examples of the end product Even though you think you have
explained and shown everything
were shown. Originally we were told to expect correctly or concisely, you will be
surprised. One woman put the
30 women: 40 attended. Luckily, glue on the side of the coil. No
quilling showed at all! Oh well, I
Each person had a tray (I we had extras. gave her my sample.
collected take-out trays for three

months!), a plastic baggie of pre- The women were shown how to

Obviously out of the 40 students,
no two end products were the
same. Some women were quick
studies, others were not. That's
OK...it was fun. There was a lot of
laughing, learning, and love of
quilling shared.

Agnes Dembia

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The best attendance EVER of the Monday quillers in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania!

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Flo Romaine

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