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Piece Makers Quilt Guild 

Newsletter

March - April 2014 

Piece Makers Quilt Guild

March 2014-Newsletter

 

 

Highlights

Next Meeting – Wed, March 12 at 6:30pm - Holy Cross Church Basement- 118 Center Rd.  Social time:  6:30-7:00, we will meet in the kitchen until the Boy Scouts leave at 7pm.

Refreshments –Linda- Sunshine will provide paper goods, tea, coffee, hot water

Program- Thanks to Bev for her hard work and continually showing us how to make fun projects.  Feb. was her last meeting and she will be moving up north.  She may be back for visits during the year. We all wish her well. Making the Candle cradle was fun and easy last month.

 

Is anyone interested in taking over as Program person???

 

Challenges/Projects-

Block of the Month project- Sally provides a new pattern each month. Have fun with triangles

Log Cabin Swap- Round 1-bring your 1st 20 blocks in a brown/cloth bag, include your name and any color preferences. 

 

Some future projects –Coaster that doubles as wine glass holder, Bag that uses pieces of metal tape measure as the closer.  Other ideas- hand quilting, pillow cases, hand appliqué, landscape quilting…fabric swap- bring in a yard of old material…

 

Discussion Items/Reminders/Sewing Days-

  • Sewing Day-Holy Cross, Sat. March 29 10:15am-4pm.  Celeste has 3 bins of material from Childhood Cancer Lifeline that will be used.

  • Weare Patriotic Days: Sat. July 12 and Old Home Day: Sat, Aug. 23rd, 9-4pm. This is the 250th anniversary. We will have a sewing day to make things to sell, such as crayon bags, potato micro bags, curling iron bags, scissor holder, coasters, potholders…The guild will choose one of the days to have a booth.

  • Sewing Day with Irene- was postponed, she had the flu.  Please keep her in your thoughts during her recovery.

  • Secretary position-Carol Richardson has volunteered to transition into my position as secretary.  A big thanks to Carol for accepting the challenge. 

  • Organizations requesting quilts-Please fill out a form so the guild can decide which ones to donate to and what is needed

  • Monetary Value- The donated quilts need to have a monetary value placed on them so we continue to prove we are a charitable guild

  • Dues Reminder for 2014 - $15 /year

 

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

 

Something New-Swap/Buy It List- let me know if you have anything for this section.

Iron rest that attaches to an ironing board-free item- Let Celeste know if you are interested

 

Refreshments

April- Ann and Charlie,

May- Potluck at Judi’s Barn in Deering,

June- Rachel,

July- Merlene,

Aug- Claudia,

Sept- Rose Marie,

Oct – Carolyn and Margie,

Nov- Sheila,

Dec – Holiday party

 

Quilt Shows/Events

Thimble Pleasures Quilt Guild - 2014 Quilt Show-March 8-9, 2014, Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blackstone Valley Technical School, 65 Pleasant Street (off Rt. 140), Upton, MA, Admission $7, under 18 free, Over 200 quilts, raffle quilt, silent auction, basket raffle, and vendors, Go to http://www.thimblepleasures.org/ for more information

Amoskeag Guild- March 22-23,  10-4pm, Memorial High School, Manchester

Original Sewing & Quilt EXPO-Worcester, MA, April 10-12- Will have brochures and passes at meeting

MQX Quilt Festival- New England-Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH, April 8 (classes) and 10-12.

Narragansett Bay Quilters Association-Touching Stars Quilt Show, April 26 and 27, 2014, Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm, North Kingstown High School, 150 Fairway Drive, North Kingstown, RI. For directions and more information: www.nbqa.org

Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod-July 31-Aug 1,2, Cape Cod Reg. Tech. High School,  Harwich, MA.  www.bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com

 

Officers:

 

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