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.
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″
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
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
The Northwest Suburban Quilters Guild is excited to present their show, TIME FLIES! on November 2 – 3, 2019! (Their beautiful raffle quilt was at our October meeting.) Click HERE to view the details.
The October/November newsletter has been posted. Click HERE.
Thursday, September 12: Cherry Valley Library Workshop (SPAM), 12:30-7:30 p.m. Contact Elizabeth Franck for details.
Thursday, September 19: “I Spy” neo-natal quilt challenge. Go through your stash of novelty prints and solids (or tone on tone) fabrics. Bring 6″ cut squares of the novelty fabric and 3 1/4″ cut squares of the solid or tone on tone fabric. There will be some fabric available at the workshop. Cherry Valley Library, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Contact Pam Surmo with questions.
Sinnissippi Quilters’ “Patchwork by the Lake” retreat is November 14-17, 2019 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Click HERE to print the registration form. Contact Monica Kelso or Marie Tovo with questions.
We have reserved the Cherry Valley Library room for a special neo-natal sew-in on Thursday, August 8th, 10 a.m. to 3:00/4:00 p.m. Bring your lunch, sewing machine, and sewing supplies.
Thursday, August 1st: New Board members trunk show. Meet our new 2019-20 board members and see their latest projects.
REMINDER: Turn in (or mail) your 2019-20 membership dues by September 5th to be included in the new directory. Dues are $40.00. Click HERE to print the membership form.
