June Quilt Guild Newsletter

Piece Makers Quilt Guild

June 2013

Newsletter

June Highlights

Next Meeting – Wed, June 12 at 6:30pm- Holy Cross Church Basement- 118 Center Rd. Social time: 6:30-7:00

Refreshments – Ann and Charlie - Sunshine will provide paper goods, tea, coffee, hot water

Guild website -http://evalanr.wix.com/pmqgwnh.

Program- Sally will be doing a computer design demonstration. If anyone has a quilt or block they want cutting instructions and fabric yardage for, bring the design. If you see a photo of a quilt but there was no pattern available or a paper pieced block, a block you want to change dimensions of say from a 12 inch to a 9 inch, bring it to the meeting.

Sally will bring a quilt / quilt top along with the EQ instructions, layout, rotary cutting directions, templates and fabric yardage needed

Reminders/Discussion Items-

Thanks to Celeste for hosting last month’s potluck. Everyone had a great time.

Reminder- dues are $12. We will have a 50/50 raffle each week. $1.00 for 2 tickets. Ann will be in charge.

Please let Bev know if you would like her to research a project/instructor, or if you would like to demonstrate a project this year.

Contact the Sunshine members – Margie/Carolyn, if you know of a member that they should send a card to: get well, thinking of you, sympathy….

Refreshments

July- Rachel Aug-Sheila Sept-Carolyn Oct- Beverly Nov- Margie,

Dec- Holiday party.

Please let me (Judy) know if you would like to add your name to a month.

Quilt Shows/Retreats

Masters II- SAQA Art Quilts, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell- Jan 17-April 13-www.nequiltmuseum.org

Original Sewing & Quilt EXPO, Worchester, MA- April 11-13, www.sewingexpo.com

Material Girls Quilt Guild- June 28-29-$7- Friday 9am - 8pm and Saturday 9am - 3pm, St. Leo’s School Auditorium, Leominster, MA

Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod 32nd Annual Quilt Show- Aug 1, 2, 3-Harwich, MA-www.bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com

Ladies of the Lakes Quilters’ Guild, Wolfeboro, NH- “Cheers for 35 Years”, Aug 2, 10-5, Aug 3, 10-4. Kingswood High School, www.llqg.net

Lowell Quilt Festival- Aug 8-10

The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY-www.quiltmuseum.org-various shows Sept-Dec.

The Biennial Quilt Show of the Cheshire Quilters’ Guild- Oct 12-13, 312 Washington St, Keene