Wednesday, February 26th: Sew neo-natal quilts or bring your own project to work on. 10:00-7:00, Cherry Valley Library.
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February Events
Thursday, February 6th:
Mini-Morning Workshop: We’ll be cutting and sewing cloth pads. Click HERE for details about this project. Bring your sewing machine and usual sewing supplies. 9:30-11:30, Bethesda Covenant Church.
Programs: Monique Jacobs
1:00 p.m.: Fabric Designing with Batiks
6:30 p.m.: Pattern Design
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Friday, February 7th:
Workshop with Monique Jacobs: Piecing – New Pattern to choose from and New Line of Batiks. 9:30-4:00, Swedish American Heart Hospital.
February/March 2020 Newsletter
The February/March 2020 newsletter has been posted. Click HERE.
Jo Ann Wienrank
Guild member, Jo Ann Wienrank, passed away unexpectedly on January 21st. Click HERE for her obituary. There will be a celebration of life at a later date.
Help Us at Thursday’s Meeting
Thursday SQG meeting opportunity for anyone who would like to participate…
At the December meeting Vicki Tallacksen and Jane Erickson talked about the
possibility of making reusable cloth pads for girls in poverty in countries abroad
through Operation Christmas Child.
We will have instructions and materials to demonstrate and make some of these.
If you would like to join us all you need to do is bring your scissors.
You may read more about this at Grace Church (click HERE).
Look forward to seeing you on Thursday with your hand sewing projects or
your scissors!
Vicki Tallacksen and Jane Erickson
January Events
Thursday, January 2nd:
Bring some hand work to do while socializing at this month’s meeting (or just sit and chat). We will also have our regular business meeting, along with show and tell.
The remainder of Nora’s quilting stash will be on sale at the afternoon and evening meetings – this month only. Fabric and large to small kits. Nothing over $50. Cash or check only, made out to the guild.
December/January Newsletter
The December/January newsletter has been posted. Click HERE.
Our Christmas potluck/meeting/show and tell is Thursday, December 5th, 1:00 and 6:30 p.m. If your last name begins with A-E bring a salad, F-N bring an entree, O-Z bring a dessert.
Raffle Quilts
We are raffling the 3 remaining quilts from the Laurie Larson collection. Tickets are $1.00 each and mark the ticket for quilt choice. The tickets can be picked up from Anne Biedowicz, Colleen Magee, or Bonnie Hodina. The drawing will be at the evening Christmas party on December 5th.
Tulip Christmas Quilt, hand quilted, full/queen
White Fan Quilt, hand quilted, 40″x40″
Pieced Star Quilt, hand quilted, 90″x100″
Neo-natal Quilts & Christmas Potluck Info
We will be sewing neo-natal quilts at the Cherry Valley Library on Thursday, November 21st, 10:00-4:00 p.m.
Food responsibilities for the December 5th Christmas potluck:
If last name begins with
A-E: Salad
F-M: Entree
O-Z: Dessert
November Events
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO CHANGES IN BETHESDA’S POLICIES, OUR EVENING GUILD MEETING WILL START AT 6:30 P.M. SO THAT WE WILL BE OUT OF THE BUILDING BY THE LATEST 8:45 P.M. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND PATIENCE.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7th:
Mini-Morning Workshop: 9:30-11:30, Bethesda Convenant Church. Karen Grover will be teaching Mary Mulari’s Crisscross Apron Pattern to make a great apron for the holidays. This is a quick pattern that can be used either as a gift or as a holiday apron for yourself. Karen will have several patterns for your use.
Supplies:
2 yards of fabric (1 yard for each side, mix and match as desired)
Sewing machine
Sewing kit
Rotary cutter
Program: 1:00 and 6:30
Cathy Grafton (website) – “Prairie Quilts Inspired by Central Illinois”.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH:
Workshop – “Applique and Embellishment of Wildflowers”. Click HERE for supply list. 9:30 a.m., Swedish American Heart Hospital
