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Monday night was guild night!
Show Book Add Sales must be turned in to Karen R. by August 15th… NO EXCEPTIONS!
Be sure to bring in your extra fat quarters or yardage and hand them over to Helen M. who will be in charge of collecting the 400+ fat quarters this year. We will purchase fabric if we do not get enough donations from the guild members. Helen would like to get the fat quarters ready to go as soon as possible to save time for more tasks when we get closer to show time!
Michelle B. will be printing sticky tags to put on our Pink gift bags. She has been given the ok to order the tags from Staples and get started!
This years Bed Turning will feature Antique Quilts. If you have a antiques quilt you wouldn’t mind to share at the Bed Turning this year be sure to talk to Rita N., who has agreed to be in charge of the turning again this! Rita would like to have around 15 quilts for the show. Please remember that quilts 50 years or older are considered antiques at our show!
The Guild’s Challenge Quilt project was announced and colors were picked by the members. More info on the challenge can be found here on the blog! 2012 Guild Challenge
Blanketing Effingham With Quilts will take place again this year. Be sure to start thinking about what business you would like to ask to display a quilt in their shop. These quilts will be donated to Project Linus when the show is over, and they WILL BE JUDGED!
Becky H. reported to the group that last year we made, 37 WIC quilts, 263 Linus Quilts, 13 pillow cases, and 116 do-rags all for donation! These numbers include only the ones that were recorded, and we are sure a large number of quilts were missed but great work!
We will be making Red & White Prairie Point Swags to decorate the doorways and entry areas. If anyone has and red and White scraps at least 6” square in size please bring them to a guild meeting and give them to Beth K. or Colette F.
Next month we will have the Entry Forms ready for the show, as well as the show fliers so we can start getting them set to shops, guilds, and our vendors. We would also like to get the dates changed on the large outdoors signs next month at the regular night meeting.
At the regular night Meeting Sue W. showed us this years Raffle Quilt, a Nine patch on Point made from Batik fabrics. Get your money out girls cause this one is a beauty! Sue handed the quilt off to Beth K. for machine quilting.We will be purchasing two boxes (4 rolls) of batting for Project Linus as we are once again out of batting! This means the group and others are making lots of donation quilts, so keep lets it up! last Friday Linus held a sew day at The First Christian Church. With the bad weather and the short notice not many were able to attend. Those that were there pieced a few quilt tops, cut lots of fabric, and bagged up even more quilt kits. Most of the kits that were put together that day were taken home by the ladies attending to finish up and return at next months sew day. Beth K. brought home a large box of sports themed fabric to cut and bag into kits. the kits were available at the guild meeting for anyone who wanted to finish them up. A sign up list was used so we knew who took kits and how many kits they have. Linus has decide that this is a good way to keep track of pre cut kits & fabrics so when things go missing we might be able to find them easier!
The refreshments sign up sheet was passed around, this months hostesses were Karie W. & Beth K. Next month Sharon D. & Irene V. will be the meeting hostesses.
It was decided to go back to having the refreshments at the end of the Program as many people were leaving at after refreshments and not taking part in the programs. Guild members work hard putting a program together and it would be nice if everyone would stay, not talk, and listen up! Sue W., our Program Charman let us know that Lori’s Pins & Needles will be coming to our July meeting for a Trunk show to share with us new quilt market items!
Sharon D. talked to us about having a two day retreat at the Untied Methodist Church in Watson. It would be a Day Retreat meaning we would come in the morning, sew all day, and go home to sleep at night. Any items brought the first day can be left overnight at the church as there is a security system at the church. A Full kitchen is available and The Hanger Restaurant is located not that far away. The dates of February 6-7 were chosen for the retreat and Sharon D. has volunteered to make a soup for the first day of the retreat. Sandwich making items, deserts, and snacks will be needed.
Debra G. Henninger, author of the book “Hobo Quilts” will be coming in July for a lecture on Hobo Quilts and the meanings of the symbols used by the Hobo’s. We will be checking on a room at the KC Hall for the lecture and will be inviting other guilds and the public to attend. Cost of the lecture will be determined at a later time.
The nights program was from Rita N. who gave a quick but informative lecture on Batik fabrics. Lots of samples were available to see and the information was very well received. Thanks Rita for the program!
Rita N. passing around samples of Batik fabric
Simply Sashed Turning Twenty in Black & White made by Sue W.
Nita's Fat Quarter Linus Challenge Quilt!
Large China Coin Quilt made by Joyce C. for Project Linus!
Joyce also brought along a second Linus Quilt, A Simple Strip Quilt!
A Fat Quarter Linus Challenge Quilt
Tossed Nine Patch made by Ivy M.
Finally the finished Spool quilt from Gwen!
Gwen shared with us her paper pieced Snowflake wall hanging
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Time For Another Guild Member Of The Month!
Every month during meeting nights Show & tell, we are always in awe of the many project our fellow quilters have to made for themselves and others! We at the Crossroads Quilters Guild are also lucky to have a large number of quilters in our group that quilt for charity, and this months member is one of the most generous of them all. Every months she takes the time to set down at her sewing machine and make a few quilts and crocheted afghans for Project Linus & W.I.C. She has also been know to bring in a few dozen completed Doo-Rags for the local cancer center as well!
Lets all give a big hello to this months featured guild member Joyce C.!
Joyce C.
1. Joyce, Can you please tell us how long you have been a member of the Crossroads Quilters Guild and why you decided to join?
As I can recall, I think I have been a member since 2004 after seeing in the EDN (Effingham Daily News) that the guild meeting was on third Monday of the month and to contact Sharon D. for info and I did attend the next meeting
2. How and when did you become interested in the art of quilting?
After retiring and getting bored, I decided to find out how to get started quilting. Went to Angies and picked out Eleanor Burns “Log Cabin” book and got started I was hooked and made several quilts before branching out.
3. If given a choice would you rather quilt by your self or with a friend/group of friends and why?
I really enjoy sewing with others but tend to get more done by myself. Wonder why!!!
4. What do you look for to inspire you when you start a new quilting project?
Fabric and quilt magazines.
5. Do you have a color of fabric that you just can’t stand to use in your quilts? If yes, can you let us know why?
(I) Do not have any special color I don’t like.
6. Do you do any other crafting besides quilting? What kind of items do you like to make?
I do crochet while watching TV and have made several prayer shawls, afghans etc. and now am trying to make some poncho’s for my small great granddaughters
7. Have you been able to pass on your art of quilting to a new generation of quilters?
I also have sewn with the Dietrich grade school third graders helping them sew blocks together to make quilts for foster kids. What a joy that is!!
8. Have you seen any new quilting patterns lately that you are interested in trying out?
Have made a “Bargello” quilt recently but don’t think I will attempt another one anytime soon.
9. The internet is playing a large part in the quilting world today, do you use the internet in anyway (such as shopping) for you quilting?
I do buy online for fabric and yarn . Very convenient especially this past year when I couldn’t leave my husband alone very long.
10. Do you have a favorite internet web site or blog that you like to visit?
I am on “face book” and have several quilting “likes” on there and enjoy reading what others are making.
Joyce C.
11. Who do you make quilts for? Family? Friends? Charity Donation?
All of them but like doing for charity as I know some child might really need one.
12. Joyce, you are very involved with making quilts and other items for donation to the local W.I.C & Project Linus Organizations, can you tell us a bit about why you love to donate your time a skills to help others?
Its just my way of giving back and feel that its what God me to do. Give back your time and talent.
13. Can you take a guess at how many quilts you have donated over the years?
I have never kept count but in all the years I suppose have made several hundred.
14. What do you enjoy the least about quilt making?
Layering quilts is not my favorite thing
15. What do you enjoy the least?
Love piecing quilts and trying new patterns and reading my quilt magazines!
Thank you so much for taking part in our Quilter of the Month post here on the guild blog Joyce!!! Are there any closing comments you might like to add?
Thanks Beth for asking me to be a “Quilter of the Month”
This month I leave you with a few photos of quilts Joyce has made and entered into our guild quilts shows! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Log Cabin Star, Joyce C.
Chinese Coins, Joyce C.
Spinning Spools, Joyce C.
