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Ava Lewandowski
LeanneM@triad.rr.com
1st Vice-President
The 1st Vice-President takes over the duties of the President when needed
and is responsible for scheduling speakers for the current year's programs.
Ava Lewandowski is an Interior Redesigner and Real Estate Home Stager.
Trained and certified by the Interior Redesign Industry Specialist (IRIS) and One Day
Decorating (ODD). You may have seen Interior Redesign featured on HGTV or The Oprah
Show. ReDESIGNS by Ava serves Winston-Salem and the surrounding area. As a little girl,
she dreamed of being a decorator. Moving frequently during her adult life helped to
cultivate her designing skills; each move challenged her to create a beautiful home,
not a total redecoration, but by using the items she already owned. While Ava has
created her own beautiful home many a time, nothing thrills her more than to share her
expertise with others.
She has been an instructor for Salem College’s Courses For Community (class name: Create
A Beautiful Home…One Room At A Time) and also teaches a monthly decorating class with
Marybeth Barrett (the decorating gals) at Meg Brown Home Furnishings in Advance. Ava loves
sharing knowledge about decorating and is a monthly contributing writer for Forsyth Woman
Magazine. Any spare time she has she is at her sewing machine piecing a quilt. She has
completed around 40 quilts since beginning to piece in 2000. Being a member of the Forsyth
Piecers and Quilters Guild since June 2005 has brought Ava much inspiration and many new
friendships.
Married to Ed, a banker with The Bank of The Carolinas, they are parents of 2 married
daughters….have 2 wonderful son-in-laws…and the best part; 2 precious grandsons! Ava and
Ed are active members of Clemmons United Methodist Church.
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cheryl.summerville@gmail.com
2nd Vice-President
The 2nd Vice-President keeps track of members attendance, and the sign-up sheet for Show & Tell,
and also hands out stubs for door prizes.
Bio not yet available.
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Sharon Johe
sjohe@yahoo.com
Treasurer
The Treasurer collects and disburses guild funds for all guild activities, including our biennial
Quilt Show and our decennial Symposium. Proper financial records are maintained. Annual audits are
performed at the end of each fiscal year.
I have been quilting since I took a class at the Sawtooth
Center with Karen Pervier in 1992, and joined the Guild shortly thereafter. My quilts are
mostly traditional, and I try to finish one before I begin the next, although there are always
some UFO’s lurking around. The Guild is always a source of inspiration for me….so many
wonderful quilts, and so many wonderful quilters!
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Patti Mansson
pmansson@bellsouth.net
Secretary
The secretary takes monthly minutes of each guild meeting. The minutes are submitted to the Newsletter
chair for posting in the Newsletter for members to read.
Butch and I have 3 adult children, 2 of whom live in North Carolina and the other
in Minnesota. We left Minnesota in the early 80's and after a stint in Naperville, IL and Coral
Springs, FL, finally moved to Winston-Salem. I have recently come out of retirement to work for
my daughter one day a week. I
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knitting and playing with my dog. The most favorite one of myhobbies is quilting, therefore it occupies most
of my time. I really find it difficult having any extra time to do much housework! Not sure why it's taken so
long for me to join the Guild. But, I am glad I did and will enjoy every single activity I can as a Guild member.
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Nancy Porter
nporter@triad.rr.com
Newsletter Editor (Co-Chair NEEDED)
Each month, board members and committee chairs submit their information to the
Newsletter editor(s) for inclusion in the guild Newsletter. Monthly Newsletters are
created in a timely manner and are provided to the newsletter distributor. Archive
copies are maintained.
Bio not yet available.
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Becki Bostick
ladybozz@mindspring.com
Membership
This chair's main function is to receive payment of dues at regular meetings and
through the mail. Membership cards are provided at the time of payment. Membership information
is maintained in a database and formatted into a Membership Directory then emailed to current members.
The Membership Chair is also responsible for the email distribution of each month's Newsletter.
I learned to sew as a child--our mother made all our clothes on the treadle machine.
I watched my sister sew all her clothes on the machine that she got from our parents--a Singer
Sweet 16, I think. The deal was that we had our own sewing machines when we made all our own
clothes. We both made our wedding gowns, and I made my prom dress. Raising three girls, I had
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morning they were going on a field trip! I made my first quilt in 1974 when I was expecting my
first daughter. It was a cross-stitch pattern of houses, and I put a mattress pad as the inside!
That was many, many quilts ago. I love piecing, and once I get busy machine quilting, I love
that as well. I groan when someone asks me to make a garment these days! That's just not as much fun.
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Susie Ouellette
susie.ouellette@triad.rr.com
Membership, Co-Chair
This chair's main function is to receive payment of dues at regular meetings and
through the mail. Membership cards are provided at the time of payment. Membership information
is maintained in a database and formatted into a Membership Directory then emailed to current members.
Bio not yet available.
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Carrie Pippins
cdsp@juno.com
Historian
The historian keeps guild records of its history and events in scrapbooks. Collects
all newspaper articles, Show & Tell, program and workshop photos. The Show & Tell participant
list is provided to the Newsletter chair. Photos of Show & Tell, programs and workshop are
provided to the Web Administrator for posting on the guild's website.
My name is Carrie Pippins and I am doing the job of historian
in the guild again this year for a second term. I have been a quilter since 1998. I joined the
guild in 1999. I have held several positions in the guild which has helped
me to get to know other members better.
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world, and it is hand appliqué. I have learned a lot from other teachers and
enjoy sharing my passion with others.
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Jennifer Lane
jennylane@att.net
Librarian
The Librarian is responsible for making available all the books in the library at each
monthly meeting. Members are allowed to borrow books for a month at no charge.
New books are added periodically, usually by recommendation of a member. Once new books are added,
a notice is placed in the Newsletter. A complete list is provided to the web administrator for
posting on the website.
I have been quilting since 2000 and I began quite by accident.
I am 98%
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just about every quilt book in the Forsyth County Public Library system, and the more I read about
quilting, the more I want to learn. I enjoy all aspects of quiltmaking and all styles of quilts.
When I am not at the machine or otherwise using a needle, I'm usually leafing through a quilt book or
magazine.
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Emy Bruhn
efbradford@aol.com
Preemie Quilts (Co-Chair)
The Preemie chair is responsible for gathering preemie quilts made by our members
and distributing these quilts to the local children's hospitals. The chair also assembles
preemie quilt kits which include the batting and backing (provided by the guild) for members
to use in construction of the preemie quilt.
My mother taught me to sew as a girl, along with other needle arts.
Quilting has become my favorite. I took a beginners quilt class from Ann
Roth when she had her shop in Clemmons. She was a wonderful and patient
teacher. I like traditional quilting and am always very inspired by
the
Quilt Show and Show & Tell quilts. Joining the Guild has been a great way to meet other quilters,
learn new stuff" and be motivated to actually finish a few projects!
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Martha Claire Henzler
MCquilt@triad.rr.com
Publicity
The Publicity chair is responsible for publicizing all guild events.
In the early 90's I went into South Fork Cloth Shop to buy buttons. Pat Taylor's
adjunct quilt shop was in the basement. I went to see what a couple of friends were so interested
in and signed up for a class.
Since the beginning of my quilting odyssey, color has been my strong point and
passion. Upon retiring as a Physician Assistant, I finally learned to applique. I still
enjoy pieced quilts, I try to be more creative as an art quilter, but I love hand applique.
I used to say hand is a four letter word!
Now hand equals love...for applique. The Southern Album Quilt was a Godzilla size challenge,
but I rose to it and won a 2nd place in Asheville, with positive comments on color from the judges.
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Margaret Varner
mvarner1@triad.rr.com
Hospitality (Co-Chair)
The Hospitality chair is responsible for procurring members to supply refreshments at
all Guild meetings. This is done by a volunteer sign-up sheet.
I joined the guild in 1991 when they met at the church on Bolton Street.
Since then I have been the Librarian for several years, Membership for 2 years and
many years as either the Hospitality Assistant (with Fannye Hall) or in charge of
Hospitality. I have also served on several quilt
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active member of the Mooresville Centerpiece Quilt Guild.
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Rosann Davis
rosjdavis@triad.rr.com
Hospitality (Co-Chair)
The Hospitality chair is responsible for procurring members to supply refreshments at
all Guild meetings. This is done by a volunteer sign-up sheet.
I have been quilting since the early 80's. I love quilting, it not only
gives me an opportunity to be creative, the process of choosing pattern and fabric and then
seeing it "come alive" in a quilt is one of the most satisfying things I have ever done.
I only have a few of the ones I have
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who cuddle up and stay warm and toasty in them!!
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SLauer2000@aol.com
Sunshine
This chair is resposible for sending cards and/or flowers to sick or grieving members.
Bio not yet available.
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Karen Oghalai
roghalai@yadtel.net
Bee Keeper
The Bee Keeper maintains a roster of bees within the guild. This roster
reflects each bee's membership, contact person, meeting times and places.
Members of the guild interested in joining a bee should contact the Bee Keeper
for assistance. The Bee Keeper provides this information to the Web Administrator
for posting on the website.
Bio not yet available
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Gina Allen
ginaallen@yadtel.net
Brenner Tree (Co-Chair)
The Brenner Tree chair is responsible for creating the theme and designing the
ornaments for the Christmas tree that is decorated, donated and auctioned off.
All of the proceeds benefit the Brenner Children's Hospital.
The October program
is devoted to involving guild members in the construction of the ornaments. If necessary,
a workshop event will be planned.
Bio not yet available.
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Carmen Cannon
ccarmen@triad.rr.com
The Website Administrator is responsible for maintaining information on the
website up-to-date. Each month, board members and committee chairs provide content
relevant to their appointed position to the website administrator for posting on the
website.
Carmen's passion for sewing and quilting is huge. She welcomes
any challenge for being creative. Carmen gives her mom all the credit for helping
to hone her skills in dress-making. Saving each scrap from dresses she's made over
the years for her daughter, she used those scraps to make her first quilt.
Carmen became a member of the FPQG in 2002. She first served as the original
creator and administrator of the FPQG website, and for a spell of two years was the
P's & Q's newsletter editor.
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Ella Nix
nursconslt@gmail.com
Education
At times, the guild is asked to demonstrate quilting at area events. The Education
chair is responsible for coordinating volunteers for those demonstrations.
I'm a former critical care nurse born in Colorado and moved here in 2003
after 20+ years in Atlanta. I first learned embroidery as a child, then crochet and
then apparel sewing as a pre-teen. I've been occasionally sitting down at the sewing
machine ever since. I've been a quilter since about 1996 when a young widows group I
belonged to decided to make quilts of our husbands shirts. I've only made about a dozen
quilts since then, but I love all kinds of quilting. I've been a member of the guild
since 2004. Right now I have about 6 quilt projects in various stages.
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Kathlene Baden
kathleenbaden@aol.com
Workshops
This chair arranges all workshops and class for the guild including making contact
with teachers, setting up workshop dates, as well as making arrangement for accommodations,
meals, etc. It is also their responsiblility to take care of participant registration and
dispensing supply list information to all sign-up attendees.
Bio not yet available.
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lisa.alley@cavanaughsolutions.com
Quilt Show (Co-Chair)
Lisa is a resident of Winston-Salem and lifelong North Carolinian. She began
making quilts in 1991 and has made over 500 quilts. Some of her quilts have won awards in
local and state quilt shows and she has taught and lectured about quilts across the state.
She served on the board for Capital Quilters Guild and is past Vice President, President
and Quilt Show Chairman for the Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild in Winston-Salem. She
chaired the quilt show for the 2006 North Carolina Quilt Symposium. She is the
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Kernersville Heart of the Triad Quilt Guild. To pay for her quilting habit, she works as a
civil engineer and is part owner Cavanaugh and Associates, P.A., an engineering and surveying
consulting firm. She lives with her husband, David, and their furry diva dog, Shelby, a Shih
Tsu that believes batting was made for her to shred.
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lauraquilts@aol.com
Quilt Show (Co-Chair)
Laura is married to Gary, Mom to Kim and Wayne, Nana to Jacob, Trevor,
and Tyler! In the work world, she's an Operations Director at a local manufacturing
plant and has been quilting since 1974. She is very fond of traditional quilts and has
recently expanded her quilting world by focusing on hand appliqué. She is a member
of the Miss Bee Haven bee and has been a member of the Forsyth Piecers and Quilters Guild
since 1999 and was past president for years 2002-2003 and 2008-2009.
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