Our next meeting is: Thursday, October 8, 2020
LOCATION: Your home on your computer or smartphone via Zoom!
TIME: Bea Mandel will be on the Zoom link at 6:30 PM but the Program will begin at 7:00 PM - Please watch for a Zoom meeting invitation email sent to guild members prior to the meeting date.
PROGRAM: Jacqui Mehring will teach us about Kantha embroidery.
Please see documents below for information and instructions!
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FUTURE PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS:
* Sorry! Good Works Wednesday at Natty Greene's has been cancelled. We'll let you know when it is rescheduled.
BOARD MEETING: Thursday, September 24th at 7pm via Zoom *Board members should watch for a Zoom link to be emailed.
Guild Meetup/Drive In: Tentatively set for Saturday, October 17, 2020, from 3 to 5 pm at Price Park. (rain date Oct. 24th) This park is close to the Kathleen Clay Edwards Library off Hobbs Rd in Greensboro, NC. We will have tables set up for paying membership dues/registration, raffle quilt ticket money turn in, all 5” charm squares for the year turn in, Zoom prizes pick up, charity quilt drop offs and pickups, and others. You will be able to walk from one table to another to pay or turn in items and quickly go on your way. We will be social distancing and working as quickly as we can to have you on your way again. Further details next newsletter and online Zoom meeting.
GUILD MEETING - November 12 - Debi Warner from Harlingen, Texas. A New Way to Use our leftover fabrics - Lockerhooking a unique technique for using up scraps. Match a rug to your quilt or a table runner, placemats or whatever inspires you. She is the author of Quilt Thrifting which is free on Amazon Kindle Unlimited.
GUILD MEETING - December 10 - Check back for more information
***We will be drawing the winner of our TESSELLATION raffle quilt. Check out our RAFFLE TICKET tab for more information on how to purchase a chance on this quilt. If you are a guild member be sure all sold ticket stubs and money have been turned in to Libby Bowles before the December guild meeting.
*** We will also vote on our QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE WINNER! Please go to the Quilt Show tab for more information and to see entries after Thanksgiving weekend.
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How to Earn PQG Quilt Money
At each of our meetings and activities each member has the opportunity to earn PQG Quilt Money. The Board may announce other ways to earn money during the course of the year. Here’s how:
Meetings:
$50 Meeting attendance $50 Wearing Name Tag $50 Birthday Month
$100 Bring Show & Tell $100 Bring Refreshments
Programs & Activities:
NEW! $100 for every 20 raffle tickets sold!!!
$500 Attend a Workshop $500 Attend charity sew day
$500 Challenge Participation $2,000 Present a meeting program
$2,000 Teach a Workshop $3,000 Chair a special program/challenge
Community Outreach:
$1,000 Charity quilt donation $1,000 Quilting Demo's to other’s
$1,000 "Day in the Park" $100 Block of the Month donation
How to spend your money
At our December meeting (the end of the year celebration) you will get to spend your money at an auction. The items for the auction will be donated by vendors, members, and others. In the past we have had FABRIC, Quilting tools, Art work, Quilt book & patterns, gift cards and who knows what other surprises! It is a fun spirited auction!
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STARTING THE 5” COTTON SQUARE SWAP FOR 2020 in FEBRUARY
WE HAVE 10 SIGNED UP SO FAR, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AT LEAST 5 MORE
There will be a SIGN UP SHEET out at the January meeting. We will start the swap in February. Please sign up only if you will be able to participate every month. By the end of the year you will have a large stash of squares to make fun and colorful quilts. IF ABSENT: You may send your squares by someone else or give to Betty G. or MaryJo W. if you will be absent for a meeting. The squares need to be labeled with your name and which month’s swap it is for.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONTHLY 5” CHARM SQUARE EXCHANGE
Each month the members participating will cut 5” cotton fabric squares to equal the number of members participating to swap with. (Example: 25 members signed up so you will cut 25 squares to bring) It will remain the same number for the year. A different theme is assigned for each month. Please cut accurately and use only 100% cotton fabric. You will sign in at the squares swap table each month so we can keep track of participants.
You will put your cut squares on the table in separate piles at the beginning of the meeting.
You will pick up your pile of collected cut squares at the end of the meeting, in order to not disrupt our program or if someone is running late and needs time to lay out their squares. Thank you and ENJOY!
THEMES FOR 2020:
February: Valentine or Pink
March: Children or Animals
April: Easter or Yellow
May: Flowers or Green
June: Polka Dots or Balloons
July: Patriotic symbols or Red, White, Blue
August: Batiks, any color
September: Fall-like Leaves or Trees
October: Halloween or Orange
November: Thanksgiving or Brown
December: Christmas or Holiday theme
