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April 2024 Newsletter

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Media

Spring brings new beginnings for our days filled with sunlight, new flowers blooming, and getting such inspiration from attending the Dallas Quilt Show. And with my work in doing some spring cleaning, I am going through all of my fabric stash to see what “no longer brings me joy” and getting ready to bring items to the Bones Table at the May 9th guild meeting. Please send me an email/text/call if you or your small group would help set up the table and help with the leftovers to give to another charity.

Quilt Show 24 online entries are open and ready for you to register your quilts. Limit 4.

Dates to watch:

April 9 -- Community Sew Day
April 11 -- Guild meeting–bring your potholders for exchange, PISD donations
April 12 & 13 -- Workshops
April 13 -- Plano Art Quilt Group meeting
April 20 -- New Member Day Retreat
May 9 -- Guild meeting -- bring your unwanted quilting items & your 60’s challenge quilt
August 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 -- Quilt Show Week 2024 and Quilt Judging Seminar

Membership

By Raj Aggarwal and Barbara Goetz

We had 64 members in attendance for our Zoom presentation in March, including one new member who joined us at the meeting. Welcome, Susie Luttrell. There were 8 members attending via Zoom. Our current member count is 319.

We’re looking forward to the New Member Retreat on April 20th. The space is now full, but if you are a new member and didn’t sign up in time, email Barbara Goetz or Raj Aggarwal and we will add you to a wait list in case of a cancellation. See you there!

Programs and Workshops

By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan

April Showers are watering our Flowers…

And ushering in our next Workshop Month! Audrey Esarey will be at our April meeting to tell us about her path to becoming a Modern Quilter, and how she applies traditional techniques to her modern quilts. Remember since she is one of our national speakers, there will be a $5 fee at the door for non-members to attend her lecture. We have 1 slot left in each of her Friday/Saturday workshops. (Hope all Saturday attendees saw in their email that the Saturday time is now 9:00am-4:00pm). Online sign ups are now working, or you can print a registration sheet from the Guild website to mail or bring to the Guild meeting. Speaking of Workshops, as announced at the March guild meeting, it appears the June workshops Love in Bloom and Bounce didn’t have much appeal to our membership. We do have cancellation deadlines in our contracts, so we have gone ahead and canceled those workshops with Robin Koehler. HOWEVER…we’ve planned a fun substitution event at BLRCT for those dates coordinated by Chris Fredricks from Guild Activities.

Stay tuned and see you at the April Guild Meeting!

Guild Activities

By Chris Fredericks

The April Meeting will be so much fun as we’ll be holding the Potholder Exchange. If you didn’t sign up but would still like to participate you can! All you have to do is make two potholders and bring them to the meeting in a brown sandwich paper bag (I will have some extra at the meeting). Put your name on the bag and then sometime during the meeting we will select a bag that does not have our own name on it and you will go home with two new potholders to enjoy for spring!

The Riley Blake Block Challenge is going strong! The blocks have been interesting and I’ve enjoyed watching what fabrics other quilters are using on the Riley Blake FaceBook page. The last block (#16) will be released on May 28th so we’ve rounded the corner and are headed towards the finish line. Anyone interested in entering their quilt in the Quilt Plano 2024 Show should register online ASAP. You can enter the quilt as a juried entry or as part of the Special Exhibits. Wouldn’t it be fun to see all our quilts in the show?

May brings about the deadline for the “60’s Challenge” and I hope many of you are working on a quilt that defines the 60s to you. Quilt size is 16 x 20.

Grab and Go Projects: If you are unable to participate at Sew Day in person, a Grab and go can be finished at home on your schedule. We appreciate any help you can provide. All the Grab and Go's can be picked up during the guild meeting or at the CS sewing day.

Quilts to be quilted
Quilts to be bound
Quilt tops to be completed
Cuddle kits
Pillowcase Kit
Dog bed covers

Caring and Sharing: Each member who donates a completed quilt (including quilting and binding) will be entered into a special drawing for a door prize (valued at $350 and growing). The completed quilt should be from your stash and can be turned in at the Community Service Table at the guild meeting. We can’t wait to see what you have created!

Thank you for all you do, we could not do it without you!

We need them all! If you’ve thought about making a mini or a quilt to enter into the show, now’s the time! The June deadline will be upon us quickly, so don’t wait to get started! Bring your completed minis to the Guild meeting and leave them at the Quilt Show table.

QP24 Volunteer shirts are for sale at the guild meeting and they’re going fast along with the Raffle tickets.

At the May meeting, we’ll have our Quilt Plano 2024 Open House where you can sign up in the various volunteer slots, pre-order your meals, buy your coveted Show pins, and more!

Introduction to Judging Seminar - August 9-10, 2024

Do you enter quilt shows and want to understand what makes a winning quilt? Are you interested in learning to judge quilts and wearables? Do you know someone at another guild who coordinates their quilt show’s judging process?

The Quilters Guild of Plano is proud to once again sponsor a 2-Day Quilt Judging Seminar on August 9-10, 2024, at the same time as the Quilt Plano Show. We offered this seminar last year at the same time as Quilt Plano 2023 and it was a huge success!

During this seminar you will learn through a combination of discussion, lecture, PowerPoint presentations, and hands-on mock judging from qualified instructors certified by the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ).

The 2-Day Seminar covers all aspects of quilt judging, including the job of judging, evaluating design and workmanship, categories and awards, judging systems, setting up the judging floor, and judging versus jurying. Discussion includes certification requirements for the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ), the only national certifying organization for quilt judges.

Participants receive handouts including resource recommendations, art and design terms with definitions, a glossary, and sample contracts and invoices among others. This seminar does not certify students nor is it a prerequisite for certification.

Stay tuned! More information and online registration will be available in the coming weeks.

Sunshine & Shadows

Sunshines:

As many of you know, our guild member Michael Davison has been working hard the last couple of years training to be a Judy Niemeyer Quiltworx Certified Instructor. You may have seen some of his work at the quilt shows. Besides running his online quilting business and longarm quilting for many of us, we are happy to announce that Michael is now fully certified. Great Job!

Michael is now able to teach all Judy Niemeyer Quiltworx patterns and projects. He has ongoing classes, as well as exclusive projects available only to certified instructors scheduled at Best Little Retreat Center in Texas, Quilt Country, Box Car, and Fabric Fanatics. Check out his website michaelquilts.com for his teaching schedule and all things related to his Judy Niemeyer Quiltworx partnership. Congratulations Michael!

Shadows:

Susan Berger is a long time member that hosted the annual quilt retreat for many years is retiring and moving back home to Maryland. She will receive 100 9-patches as our farewell gift.

News from the Zoom Bees

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm -- Join us any week you can!

Need a friend to relieve clutter, stress, struggles and feelings of being overwhelmed? We are Zooming using the inspiration from a workshop we attended. Organization will change your clutter and chaos to start the day fresh with your stuff organized. Less chaos leads to more productive quilt making! Please contact mhendewerk@gmail.com for the zoom link.

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Join in! It’s fun and productive. Zoom blocks out background noise, so we can sew and chat at the same time! Monica or one of the other members provide some designs to practice on a small sandwich which you can choose to use or not. A number of us “doodle” on paper first, and then sew. Do the designs that we send or do your own thing. We have beginner beginners all the way to advanced members of the group. We share our samples, ask/answer questions, and chat. It’s a great way to make friends.

Meetings are on the second Monday of the month, from 1:00 – 3:00 (or longer sometimes!). Please contact Monica so that she can send you the Zoom link if you are interested. mhendewerk@gmail.com (713) 569-8798

Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm -- Jeanne Vogel and Dana Braden

Sit & sew at home with your Singer Featherweight sewing machines. Tips, tricks and advice to make straight stitch sewing simple and precise. Those who have not previously notified me, please email at pickincotton26@verizon.net to get the invitation to join the Zoom meeting.

March 2024 Newsletter

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Media

The purpose of the Quilters Guild of Plano is to unite individuals who have a passion for quilts and the art of quilting. Since quiltmaking is often a solitary effort, the moments spent with friends talking, enjoying, admiring, and dreaming quilts are most precious.

I was hesitant to take on the role of president of the guild as I was leading the guild retreat, but it worked with my great committee. We had 70 quilters gather together at Retreat 2024. Just for some history, the guild has been going to the Tanglewood Resort in Pottsboro since the early ‘90s (before I joined) and then took a break going to a couple of other venues before going back to Tanglewood last year. We have made a retreat group committee instead of one person carrying the load and dividing the work before and after setup. Thank you to this year’s team members helping me for a second year: Sara Lindsay and Linda Sullivan. New to this year was Barbara Collins and Fran Levy. Barbara Collins will be on the committee for 2025 with other new members. Just as we rotate off other positions after 2 years, we found it best to do that with this committee also. If you hadn’t heard, I was fine setting up Wednesday night and after helping folks unload their cars on Thursday morning, the Mountain Cedar got the best of me and I was left voiceless!! So sweet Sara took the mic and we continued and had a wonderful 4 days.

Need to stay home and not come to a meeting? We have moved the zoom link (that’s only accessible for members) to the website under the red menu bar at the top: Membership/Member Dashboard/Monthly Zoom Meetings–-hover over the words: monthly zoom meetings. How’s that for simplifying and not relying on a new email each month? Thank you, Kris O’Connor!

Keep these dates in mind:

March 9 -- Art Quilters of Plano
March 12 -- Community Sew Day
March 13 -- Dallas Quilt Show Entry drop off
March 14 -- Guild meeting
March 15, 16, 17 -- Dallas Quilt Show–(needing volunteers)
March 18 -- QP24 committee zoom meeting
March 25 -- QGP board meeting
- Make you Potholder for April meeting exchange
- Bring your contribution for PISD pregnant students
April 11 -- Guild meeting
April 12 & 13 -- Workshops with Audrey Esarey
April 20 -- New Members Day Retreat

Membership

By Raj Aggarwal and Barbara Goetz

February’s meeting was well attended with 113 members present with six guests. Many of you generously picked up packets to create nine patch blocks for farewell gifts. We have a current need for brights and batiks in our blocks, as they are particularly desired by a few folks who are moving away (Julie Brooks). If you can help us out there that would be much appreciated. If your blocks are finished, please bring them in to the March meeting.

New Member Retreat will be held April 20, 2024 at the Best Little Quilt Center in Texas. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to meet other new quilters and hear a little more about the guild. If you haven’t signed up, do so soon, we’re excited to get to know you! You should have received an email invite with a link to register. If you didn’t get that, be sure to contact Barbara Goetz or Raj Aggarwal, Membership, whose email is on our web page.

Programs and Workshops

By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan

Happy March and Welcome Spring! Time for everyone to venture out of that sewing room and gather for a Guild Zoom with Carol Soderlund. Carol will be joining us from Ferndale, WA with her lecture FIFTEEN ELEMENTS exploring, “What are the properties that underlie beauty in art, nature, and quilts?” Join your quilty friends and watch together on the big screen! Also be sure and come visit us at the Programs Table for Workshop signups. Only 1 or 2 slots left in April workshops with Audrey Esarey. Online sign ups are now working, or you can print a registration sheet from the Guild website to mail or bring to the Guild meeting. Remember to let us know early if you need to cancel your workshop spot so we can fill from the waitlist; refund policies are printed on the Workshop Registration Form. You are also welcome (and encouraged!) to find a friend to take your spot if for some reason you end up with a workshop date conflict. See you at the March Guild Meeting!

Community Service

By Val Schlake and Debbie Blair

Things are rocking and rolling within our Community Service Village! We thank those of you that have stepped up and become part of our QGP-CS creating quilted items for those in our community in need of a little kindness! It truly takes a village and we couldn’t do it without you!

A few reminders:

PISD: Drop off your items for PISD students in March & April so they can be delivered in May. We can make a real difference in these new young parents' lives and appreciate anything you can do. There is a big need for infant diapers and infant size clothing… or any other items a new mother or dad might need. It is a wonderful program and we are proud to be part of it.
Sew Day: Join us the second Tuesday of the month for Sew Day. (March 12th from 10am until 2pm). Bring your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies and we will provide the rest. We have a good time together doing what we love to do… SEW.
Grab and Go: Not able to come sew with us? No worries, we have grab and go projects that can be completed at home. Simply pick up at the Guild meeting and then drop off completed at the next meeting.
Sharing and Caring: Is launched! Make a quilt from your stash and turn it in complete as your gift to “share” and your name will be added to our drawing for a mobile sewing table and a basket of goodies valued at over $350 and growing.
Donations: Time to spring clean your sewing area? We can always use fabric yardage, orphan quilt tops, supplies and any completed quilts that need a new home. We will be happy to finish and gift them to someone in need in the community.
February Deliveries:
- Quilts-51
- Cuddles-8
- Pillowcases-42
- Dog Beds-48

We are so fortunate to have so many members dedicated to helping others through our Community Service Programs, your continued generosity and support is appreciated!

Valerie Schlake (804)-651-9026 and Debbie Blair (469)-226-9376

That’s also where you will find the QP24 Volunteer t-shirts! Yes, they are in and selling fast! The volunteer shirts are short-sleeve gray and super soft. If you see some shirts in royal blue, those are the Planning Committee shirts so you can spot us easily at the show.

And make sure to put the May 9th Guild meeting on your calendar. That’s our Quilt Show Open House where you can learn more about the event, sign up for your favorite Volunteer spot, buy beautiful Show pins, pre-order your Volunteer lunch during the Show, buy raffle tickets and T-Shirts…. It’s gonna be fun!

In the meantime, keep working on those mini quilts for the Silent Auction and on your quilt entries for the Show. Entries registration goes live online March 1st!

Introduction to Judging Seminar - August 9-10, 2024

Stay tuned! More information and online registration will be available in the coming weeks.

Guild Activities

By Chris Fredericks

It’s hard to believe that March is upon us! In New York we truly take the saying “March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb” to heart. We usually wait for that one last Nor’easter to slam the east coast and cover the crocuses and daffodils with snow only to have it quickly go away. We wait for the garden centers to slowly bring in spring and summer plants. Now being in Texas, I’m enjoying seeing the garden nurseries already filling up with flowering plants and herbs and veggies! This being said…..

Spring in the Guild? What’s in store?

March/April: In March we will be handing out the insul-brite to those participating in the Pot Holder Exchange which will be taking place in April. Think about putting tulips, daisies and other spring motifs on your pot holders.

May: The Riley Blake Challenge is heading into week 7 and will wrap up in May. The fabric choices that everyone has selected are beautiful. Again, think spring and summer colors, bright pinks, blues and fuchsia. It will be interesting to see everyone’s quilt tops all sewn up and ready to enjoy! Great news: Everyone can choose to enter their Riley Blake Quilt in this year’s quilt show. I’ve emailed everyone about entering a juried quilt or entering a quilt in the Special Exhibit area of the quilt show. It would be fun to see all our beautiful quilts in this year's show!

June: will bring on the 60’s challenge. Hope everyone is working on their submission!

And then we head into the summer months with Quilt Plano 2024.

I am interested in hearing of other activities that might be fun to implement. Stop by the Activities table at the next meeting and jot down any suggestions you may have. Or email me with your ideas!

Happy Quilting!

Education

By Liz Beaty and Lorrie Gray

Coming up this month at the Education table, learn how to sharpen your dull seam ripper with the aid of a bead reaming tool. Bring your old, dull ripper with you and we’ll show you how it’s done!

We hope you enjoyed learning about the American Quilt Study Group from member Barbara Goetz in February. If you missed her then, you can typically find her at the membership table if you’d like to learn more.

To suggest a future demo or volunteer to do a demo, please either talk to Liz or Lorrie at a guild meeting or fill out this simple Google form to give your ideas: Education Demo Ideas

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

By Tisha Harms

We want to know what you are up to. Record your volunteer hours and receive a volunteer bar for 30 hours of service! For volunteering at Quilt Plano 2024, you will receive a charm for your bar!

To record your hours just email volunteer_hours@qgplano.org. If you do not have access to a computer, you can call Tisha Harms at 214.316.5066.

Record your hours at your convenience – daily, weekly, monthly or once a year noting the following categories: Community Service, Show, Education or Guild Work.

Sunshine & Shadows

Sunshine:

Lorrie Gray recently became a Quiltworx Certified Instructor!! The endeavor took about two years to complete. It included 4 trips to Montana for training with Judy Niemeyer, completing over 15 quilts from placemats to queen sized, as well as teaching and demonstration requirements.

Pat Fowler’s small group Plain O’ Piecers made her this quilt in her favorite color (teal) after her husband passed away last month.

Shadows:

Lynnette Maytubby’s father Bobby Taylor passed away on Feb. 21, 2024.

LaDawn Dalley’s mother-in-law Ruby Dalley passed away on Feb. 23, 2024.

Happy March Birthdays

2 -- Jeanne Vogel
3 -- Deb Lockwood
4 -- Janelle Garrett, Sheryl Vaughan
5 -- Cathy Daigle
6 -- Kathy Glover, Martha Jones
8 -- Barbara Collins
10 -- Shirley Gylleck
11 -- Evelyn Meany, Patty Griffith
14 -- Raj Aggarwal
15 -- Denise Green
17 -- Jana McBroom
18 -- Karen Woodard
19 -- Pam Walsh, Heather Maloney, Linda Chappell, Alice Payn
20 -- Marilou Wimmer
22 -- Fran Casey
23 -- Candy Mahaffey, Marty Crouch
25 -- Sharon McGinnis
27 -- Ashley Stovall
28 -- Denise Castelli

News from the Zoom Bees

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm -- Join us any week you can!

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm -- Jeanne Vogel and Dana Braden

February 2024 Newsletter

Posted on January 30, 2024February 21, 2024 by Media

The purpose of the Quilters Guild of Plano is to unite individuals who have a passion for quilts and the art of quilting.

We have increased the social time before the meetings and included a 10 minute break so we can meet our old friends and make new ones as we have new members joining every month. What a crowd!

Make sure you stop by each of the tables after checking in at Membership -- buy a pin, register for a workshop, turn in your mini-quilt, buy your raffle tickets, turn in/pick up in your community service, see the activities, see the demo, see the visiting guild’s raffle quilt.

Great that we were reminded at the January meeting that we leave a legacy by our speaker, Connie Keller.

The board members had two opportunities to hear presentations from an attorney (that also is a quilter) on how to manage a non-profit organization. We covered topics regarding our mission statement, a code of ethics, conflict of interest, financial audits, and more. We have already created a donation receipt form for the donation of fabrics/quilting supplies that we are accepting. This was held in conjunction with the board members of the Quilter’s Guild of Dallas and the president of the Dallas Modern Guild.

The Dallas Modern Quilt Guild will also be visiting to sell raffle tickets for 2 grand prizes -- a freshly serviced Singer featherweight model 221 with a brand new case and a 2 night stay at the Whitehall Hotel in downtown Houston for the International Quilt Festival (November 1-3, 2024). Plus, they have at least 15 wonderful mini-quilts which will be displayed to sell tickets.

And please bring either cash or a check to pick up a packet of 25 tickets for $20 for our Quilt Plano 2024 raffle quilt with the drawing on August 10, 2024.

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

By Tisha Harms

We want to know what you are up to. Record your volunteer hours and receive a volunteer bar for 30 hours of service! For volunteering at Quilt Plano 2024, you will receive a charm for your bar!

To record your hours just email volunteer_hours@qgplano.org. If you do not have access to a computer, you can call Tisha Harms at 214.316.5066.

Record your hours at your convenience – daily, weekly, monthly or once a year noting the following categories: Community Service, Show, Education or Guild Work.

Programs and Workshops

By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan

Happy February!

Hope everyone was inspired by Connie Keller in January. WOW! 27 years working at the same fabric store and building a business at the same time. Just goes to show that if you start small, follow your passion (quilting, of course!), and accept help from friends, you can end up with something even bigger than you anticipated! Join us in February to hear about one of Becky Goldsmith’s passions…THREAD!

In other news…did you notice online signup for workshops is now available on the guild website? Registration sheets are also available to print off and mail in or drop off at a guild meeting for a cash/check discount. Next workshop opportunity is in April with Audrey Esarey. Don’t delay signing up since both of her workshops are already over half filled, and expected to reach capacity. When we hit 20 students, we’ll start a waiting list.

As a reminder, workshops DO have a cancellation policy. So if you end up with a date conflict, let us know ASAP (also so we can move someone up from the waiting list). For a full refund you need to email programs@qgplano.org at least 14 prior to the date of the workshop. 50% refund is given if notification of cancellation is 7-13 days prior to the workshop. No refunds will be made if cancellation is 6 or fewer days before the workshop, or for no-shows the day of the workshop. Fees will be fully refunded if the instructor needs to cancel the workshop. All these policies are also in print on the Workshop Registration sheet. Hope you can join us at the next guild meeting!

Guild Activities

By Chris Fredericks

The annual guild retreat is being held from Feb. 15-18, 2024 at the Tanglewood Resort at Pottsboro, TX. We have 71 members joining and/or rejoining the group from last year that returned to the Resort after several years of trialing other venues. We will have Home a la mode as our retreat store, a “Bones” table, Trash to Treasure Sale, and of course some door prizes. And four days of sewing, socializing, and eating while overlooking Lake Texoma!

The Riley Blake Block Challenge 2024 has 38 participants! It has been a lot of fun and I look forward to seeing everyone’s quilts once we’re done with the challenge. Coming up is the Pot Holder Exchange -- there is still time to enroll in this activity -- stop by to see what’s going on with Guild Activities, register and gear up to have a lot of fun.

Finish my mini quilt and turn it in at the next Guild meeting. The Minnies are counting on me!
Finish the quilt top for my entry in the Show and get a good photo of it so I’m ready to fill out the online registration on March 1st.
Buy my $20 raffle ticket packet. As a member, this is how I can spread the word and give the tickets to my family and friends. Or I can put my name on them all and just give my family and friends the top half as bookmarks! We strongly encourage every member to participate at the $20 level. We’ve even got a bonus of an extra ticket this year! $20 will get you 25 tickets! And don’t forget to sign the raffle ticket book that you’ve done your part.
Decide what I’d like to do as a volunteer at the Show. There are so many choices!! Make my decision by the May meeting when sign-ups are open. First-come, first-serve so I’d better be ready.

And one last thing. A shout-out to everyone who took approximately 3,000 total bookmarks out to the various quilt stores and other locations. And a thank you to Roxy Gross for bundling them so nicely!

Great job, everyone! February, here we come!! 🙂

Introduction to Judging Seminar - August 9-10, 2024

Stay tuned! More information and online registration will be available in the coming weeks.

Community Service

By Val Schlake and Debbie Blair

Happy February! With the holidays now behind us, we are excited to know Spring is right around the corner! It is a great time to consider “giving back” to our community! We have many ways to get involved whether a little or a lot.

Community Sew Day: We meet the second Tuesday of each month at Plano Sewing Center from 10 until 2pm. Just bring your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies and we provide the rest! Consider joining the fun with our village of passionate quilters!

Caring and Sharing: (formerly Birthday Quilt) has begun for 2024. We have a fabulous prize for it so get busy on your quilt. (A portable sewing table and a basket full of great sewing supplies and notions.) Your quilt should be made from your stash and completely finished. (One quilt entry per person.)

* Child quilt: no larger than 40” x 60”. (200 or less linear inches = (width + length) x 2) receives 1 ticket
*** Throw quilt up to 60 x 70 (201 to 275 linear inches = (width + length) x2) receives 3 tickets
***** Twin size quilt minimum of 68” x 86” or larger. (minimum 276 to 350 linear inches = (width + length) x2) receives 5 tickets

We look forward to seeing what you create during show and tell! So SHARE your stash and make a complete quilt to show you CARE! Stop by our table and get the details of how to win a prize valued at over $250.00 while giving back to our community!

February Focus: Pre-cut child quilt kits will be available for pick up at the guild meeting. Each will take 2 to 3 hours to complete and can be turned back in the following month.

Grab and Go: Not able to come sew with us? No worries, we have grab and go projects that can be completed at home. Simply pick up at the Guild meeting and then drop off completed at the next meeting.

Donations? Time to spring clean your sewing area? We can always use fabric yardage, orphan quilt tops, supplies and any completed quilts that need a home. We will be happy to finish and gift them to someone in need of a little kindness in the community.

We are so fortunate to have so many members contributing to our Community Service program, your continued generosity and support is appreciated… We couldn’t do what we do without you! Thank you.

Valerie Schlake (804)-651-9026 and Debbie Blair (469)-226-9376

Education

By Liz Beaty and Lorrie Gray

In February at the Education table, learn about the American Quilt Study Group from member Barbara Goetz. American Quilt Study Group is member supported. Its aim is to connect quilt enthusiasts who enjoy the study of quilts and textiles, from the earliest quilt fragments to the current era, through research and community. Anyone who has an interest in the history of quilts, or indeed in women's studies, will find this may be a group for them. Barbara will have information about the group and membership applications available. She’s also bringing the quilt that she is currently studying!

If you missed Julie Cohagen’s demonstration of several “disappearing” blocks last month, you can check out this YouTube playlist of Missouri Star videos to walk you through them: Disappearing Blocks

To suggest a future demo or volunteer to do a demo, please either talk to Liz or Lorrie at a guild meeting or fill out this simple Google form to give your ideas: Education Demo Ideas

A huge thank you to the lady who anonymously left dozens of quilts at the Plano Sewing Center for Quilts of Valor. With funding from the State coordinator, we sent 11 quilts to Midland and 6 to Conroe to help those groups with their backlog. And, we still have over a dozen quilts. If anyone knows who made the quilts, please encourage her to come forward so we can properly say thank you. (Maybe she’s from Prosper?) The donation was an extremely generous gift of time, skill and financial resources.

Sunshine & Shadows

Shadows:

Bonnie Cook’s father passed away.

Monica Hendewerk's mother passed away. She went in the hospital the day before with pneumonia while living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and was 89. Monica's mother was born in Berlin and was 10 when Berlin was bombed. She married Monica's dad and emigrated to the US; after he died she raised their 5 young children.

Pat Fowler’s husband James passed away Jan. 25, 2024.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Bonnie, Monica, Pat and their families.

Membership

By Raj Aggarwal and Barbara Goetz

Speaker Connie Keller entertained 77 of our current 194 members at our January meeting. We welcomed two new quilters to the group, Mari Semrad and Kimberly Pero. Glad to have you ladies. Thanks to Ms. Keller for some great raffle prizes, and our targeted raffle kit, won by Rose-Clair Fletcher, was very popular. We’ll be doing those every other month, while continuing our regular attendance raffles. New members, keep an eye out for a new member day retreat on April 20th. More info to follow.

Happy Quilting!

News from the Zoom Bees

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm -- Join us any week you can!

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm -- Jeanne Vogel

January 2024 Newsletter

Posted on December 28, 2023December 31, 2023 by Media

The purpose of the Quilters Guild of Plano is to unite individuals who have a passion for quilts and the art of quilting.

A new calendar year is beginning but we are entering our 2nd quarter with the board members and getting to know everyone a little bit better. So the board and some members offering their time to help now have QGP name tags to identify us at the meetings. If you have a name tag, please wear it so we can get to know you better.

Thinking I could share some things you probably don’t know about the board members as the months go along. We have 14 board members: Raj, Liz and myself are native Texans. From New York are Chris, Laurie, and Linda; Barbara and Val are from Illinois, Lorrie from Oklahoma, Kris from Wisconsin, Ginny from Minnesota, Donna from West Virginia, Beth from Michigan and Debbie was born in Germany!

We plan to change around the room set up when we are back in the Fellowship Hall–-so come prepared for a fresh start!! We plan to have those collecting funds to be together in the alcove with the best lighting: Membership, Guild Products, Programs, and Quilt Show selling raffle tickets and collecting mini-quilts. Community Service will stay close to the doors so carrying heavy loads in and out is the most convenient. Guild Activities will be as you enter, along with Education so that you are not missing visiting all of the parts that make up the guild.

We would love for you to donate 15 minutes of your time to help greet members at the front door and also to help set up tables for these areas. It’s a fun way to meet and make friends. Let me know if you are willing to help. Those helping greet can just rotate their time so the doors are covered and no one is missing the social time.

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

By Tisha Harms

We want to know what you are up to. Record your volunteer hours and receive a volunteer bar for 30 hours of service! For volunteering at Quilt Plano 2024, you will receive a charm for your bar!

To record your hours just email volunteer_hours@qgplano.org. If you do not have access to a computer, you can call Tisha Harms at 214.316.5066.

Record your hours at your convenience – daily, weekly, monthly or once a year noting the following categories: Community Service, Show, Education or Guild Work.

Programs and Workshops

By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan

Hope your Holidays were Blessed and Happy! Did anyone use Donna and Tisha’s Free Standing Lace ideas from the December Program to create some beautiful conversation starting gifts? Their display was truly inspirational.

Now on to 2024! January’s Program finds us being motivated by Connie Keller to not be afraid to experiment and enjoy in our own little quilty worlds. Becky Goldsmith joins us in February to educate us on thread. Thread weight DOES matter on different fabrics, battings, and projects—but lots of sewers don’t realize what those numbers mean!

Workshops for this year: April 12, 13 and June 14, 15

PLEASE NOTE: We are trying to be fiscally responsible with Guild funds. Due to low interest, we have canceled the February workshops. Nationally known speakers are a big investment, so workshop sign ups really help cover those costs. Our next workshops are on April 12 and 13 with up and coming nationally known quilter Audrey Esarey. She creates gorgeously interesting quilts. These classes on her techniques for curved and paper piecing are a bargain. Sign up now and reserve your spot!

Getting online Paypal Workshop Registration and a printable Registration sheet on the website is still in the works. Meanwhile, try the snazzy Newsletter link below to connect to a printable Registration sheet. Print it and then snail mail it in or turn it in at a Guild meeting.

Workshop Registration Form

If the link does not give you a dialog box to select your printer when you try to print it, check your download folder as it may have downloaded a copy of the form that you can print.

See you at the January Guild meeting!

Quilters Guild of Plano Social Media

By Bonnie Landon

Did you know that our guild has both a public and private Facebook page? The public Facebook page is open to all who wish to like or follow our page and is full of information about upcoming events and programs, the annual Quilt Show, helpful quilting tips and tutorials and just plain fun posts. You can like or follow our public page by going to: QGoP Public Facebook Page

We also have a private, members-only Facebook group page. It is open to QGP members in good standing. You will need to answer three quick questions and agree to the group rules when you request membership in the group. An admin will review your request and will either approve or deny your request. Be sure to answer questions 1 and 2 and agree to the group rules. Omitting one of these steps is what usually causes a request to be denied. In the event your request is denied, the admin will try to provide you with a reason for the denial.

We encourage you to join the members-only group so we can keep our members “in the loop” when we have updates and information we need to share with the membership. It’s a fun group where you can ask or answer quilting questions, comment on posts, or just check out all that’s going on in our Guild. You can request membership in the group by going to: QGoP Members Only Facebook Page

And if you’re on Instagram, we also have a presence there. Follow us on Instagram by going to: QGoP Instagram

Our Social Media Team looks forward to having you join us on Facebook and Instagram! And if you’re already following us . . . Thanks!

Guild Activities

By Chris Fredericks

Happy New Year everyone! Wasn’t the December Holiday Meeting a wonderful event! It was a fun evening filled with so many activities. Fat Quarter Lotto was a huge success with 6 bundles going out to guild members.

For me, January typically brings about a time to organize/reorganize my quilting space -- cleaning, going through my fabrics, looking at my unfinished projects, figuring out what I want to accomplish in the coming year. I’m so excited that this year there is something new on the agenda for when the New Year starts. January brings about the start of the Riley Blake Block challenge. We currently have 25 guild members enrolled in this activity and we’re all looking forward to the first block being released on January 9th. There is still time to join in on the fun! Email activities@qgplano.org if you would like to join the party!

Get your brain cells working as we’ll be having another quilting quiz at the January guild meeting. The November trivia game we held was fun and something similar is in the works for January. It’s another opportunity for us to engage, laugh and test our quilting knowledge.

Enjoy quilting!

Quilt Plano 2024

By Laurie Lumston

January marks the official kick-off for QP24! Several of you have asked about the overall timeline, so here’s a preview:

January: Monthly QP24 Planning Meetings begin.
March: Registration opens!
March – April: Get those quilts done and buy raffle tickets!
May: The May Guild meeting is our Show Kick-Off and Volunteer Sign-Up (and time to get those quilts finished!)
June: Times running out! Registration closes at the end of the June Guild meeting.
August 9-10: Showtime!! It’s also our Introduction to Judging Seminar (see more about this in this newsletter)
September: Wrap-Up and Debrief
October – November: Build out the QP25 Planning Committee
December: Get ready to do it all over again!

Raffle tickets are on sale now! We like the beautiful aqueous front because it shows off the bright beautiful colors in the raffle quilt, but it can be a bit tricky to write on – so either use a Sharpie marker or just flip it over and write your name and phone # on the back beneath the perforation. The winning ticket wins whether your info is on the front or the back!

Bookmarks are here, too! They look amazing and they need to get spread all across North Texas! The front shows off our raffle quilt and the back includes the Programs line-up for the year. And a quick snap of the QR code will link you to the Guild’s website! Please grab a BIG handful from the Programs table at the next Guild meeting and have fun distributing!! We have some that flip up and down to view the back and some that flip right and left. You pick what you like best. The Programs team has worked hard to present a fabulous line-up for 2024, so keep a few bookmarks handy so you don’t miss anything!

Visit the Quilt Plano 2024 website for more details. And a big thank you to Kris for getting it updated! As we get closer to the show dates, we’ll enable more of the hyperlinks on the site. In the meantime, if you have any questions about the show, please reach out to Laurie Lumston or Carol Truscott – or any of the fabulous QP24 Team members who you met at the December Guild meeting!

Introduction to Judging Seminar - August 9-10, 2024

The Quilter’s Guild of Plano is proud to once again sponsor a 2-Day Quilt Judging Seminar on August 9-10, 2024, at the same time as the Quilt Plano Show. We offered this seminar last year at the same time as Quilt Plano 2023 and it was a huge success!

Stay tuned! More information and online registration will be available in the coming weeks.

Community Service

By Val Schlake and Debbie Blair

Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season and New Year’s celebration.

We thank you again for your generosity and sharing of your talents to create so many items to share with our community. In December we delivered 38 quilts, 29 cuddles, 36 pillowcases, and 29 dog beds!!

Sharing and Caring (formerly Birthday Quilt) begins the new year in January. We have a fabulous prize for it so get busy on your quilt. It just has to be made from your stash and completely finished. The 2023 winner of the filled sewing basket was Mary Frances O’Neill. Thank you to all that made a quilt to share. So share your stash and make a complete quilt to show you care!

PISD program collection continues with the new year. These are baby items for student parents in high school. They get to shop for items in a store in December and May each school year. Baby clothes, diapers, bibs, baby quilts, etc. are collected now until April.

We invite everyone to come to our Community Service Sewing Day the second Tuesday of every month at Plano Sewing Center from 10 am to 2 pm. Just bring your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies and we will provide the rest. You can also drop off items you’ve made or pick up items to make on your own there during that time.

We look forward to another great year of Community Service with your help!

Valerie Schlake (804-651-9026) and Debbie Blair (469-226-9376)

Plano Community Home was the recipient of these quilts and pillowcases that we had the pleasure to deliver before the holidays.

Education

By Liz Beaty and Lorrie Gray

Welcome to 2024! After a holiday break, Liz and Lorrie are gearing up to bring you lots of great educational moments during social time before the guild meetings.

First up, you don’t want to miss guild member Julie Cohagan as she demonstrates the Disappearing Nine Patch block in January. If you’ve never witnessed the design versatility of this simple technique, prepare to be amazed. There are so many possible variations depending on how you place your fabrics and rotate the blocks. Trying to find new ones can become addicting, in a good way!

If you have a suggestion for a future demo or would like to volunteer to do a demo, please either talk to Liz or Lorrie at a guild meeting or fill out this simple Google form to give your ideas: Education Demo Ideas

Membership has acquired a few door prizes that are likely to have limited appeal to our members. For these door prizes, we are going to hold a limited raffle for these items as part of our door prizes. We hope that in this way folks who are really interested in these items have a better chance of winning them. In January, we will be raffling off a fabric Easter Egg kit. If you are interested in this item, please pick up a special ticket when you check in. Future prizes in this category include patterns for large, complex applique quilts and samplers. Not for the faint of heart, but if you love hand applique, these may be a gold mine for you.

A friendly reminder to contact membership@qgplano or aggarwal.rajni0@gmail.com if you are having trouble logging into your account. And, also, please contact us if you are not getting this newsletter in your email, and are relying on someone to forward it to you. We apologize for the trouble some of you are having--and we will do our best to help you solve it.

And a friendly reminder that the logout button is located under Membership/Member Account--go there and scroll down and you should see it.

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm -- Join us any week you can!

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Hoop It Up Bee – Donna Petrick

The machine embroidery group meets the third Thursday each month on Zoom. We talk about problems or successes we might have had in using our machines as well as having show and tell. We are open to all levels of users. If you have an interest in machine embroidery, please join us. Email me petrickdl@outlook.com so I can send you the Zoom invitation.

Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm (Not meeting in Nov. & Dec.) -- Jeanne Vogel

Sit & sew with your Singer Featherweight sewing machines. Tips, tricks and advice to make straight stitch sewing simple and precise. Those who have not previously notified me, please email at pickincotton26@verizon.net to get the invitation to join the Zoom meeting.

Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends- Jeanne Vogel: pickincotton26@verizon.net

Meeting at the Best Little Retreat Center in Texas from 9am-9pm. (Not meeting in Nov. & Dec.)
Singer Featherweight sewing machines where we share tips for caring for the machine, our best notions, and have several members experienced with problem-solving both machine and quilting problems.
Make your reservation by calling 469-708-2378 or email: info@blrcit.com49-708-237
Either bring your lunch or a group we go out to eat together.

December 2023 Newsletter

Posted on December 1, 2023December 3, 2023 by Media

The December meeting will be back in the Fellowship Hall, so park on the south side and arrive as early as 6:15pm with a dish to share and celebrate the Holidays!! Our thanks for those coming early to set up and be ready to set the table for an enjoyable assortment of goodies and of course some cookies. . Like the smell of hot cider? We’ll have cider and water to share, or bring your own beverage. We passed around the list of munchies to bring and both sheets were filled. So we will have a great evening to socialize at the December Holiday Party!

There will be lots of fun activities to enjoy including the Fat Quarter Lotto (see Guild Activities for details), the Birthday Quilt Raffle being awarded (see Community Services for details), and Donna Petrick and Tisha Harms giving a lecture about Free Standing Lace (see Programs for details)! How much better can it get you ask? Start your Holiday season with those that enjoy quilting as much as you do!

Our Website has been updated!! Oh my! All thanks to our VP of Media, Kris O’Connor! This makes us look more welcoming and up to date!

The Board members have an opportunity to attend a two-part training on the duties and responsibilities of a not-for-profit with a lawyer along with the Dallas guild. This has been both educational and beneficial to see that we maintain our assets and compliance.

We realize last month's zoom was not heard clearly, but we will have another learning curve as we move to a different room/different setup for the next few months. Thank you for your feedback and for your feedback regarding the website.

And to all Happy Holidays!

Contributions and Employer Matching

By Raj Aggarwal

As we are coming to the end of the year, I wanted put a bug in your ears regarding employee giving and matching for contributions to non-profits. Many companies will match your charitable donations, sometimes as much as 1:1 for either monetary contributions or volunteer hours. TI is an example of this - the TI Foundation will match both for employees and retirees. It is an easy way to get additional dollars for our organization that can directly go to things like additional batting for community service. Please take the time to inquire if your company has such a program and consider participating.

Programs

By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan

Hello All! Did you stop by the Programs Table at the November meeting and see all the fantastic 2023-24 Programs and Workshops? Work is in progress getting the information loaded onto the website, but meanwhile we have fliers and workshop registration forms available at the Programs Table at the guild meetings. For now, come visit us and bring your checkbook! Don’t miss December’s meeting as Tisha Harms and Donna Petrick divulge the secrets of Freestanding Lace. Maybe you need an idea for a special Christmas gift for a “quilt worthy” family member or friend! January brings a motivational lecture by Connie Keller. February is our next Workshop month with Becky Goldsmith’s “Birds in Toyland” wool and needleturn applique. Try a new skill or practice a rusty one, all the while spending time with great quilters like YOU! See you at the guild meeting!

Guild Activities

By Chris Fredericks

Let the activities begin! IT’S FAT QUARTER LOTTO time at the December meeting. Bring in your fat quarters in red/white/blues, grunge or batiks in blues/purples and hopefully you will head home with a fat quarter bundle! How fun will this be!

The Riley Blake Mystery Block Challenge kicks off in January. I did order a quilt kit and the fabrics are (to quote my mother-in-law Shirley) “GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS!” Remember you can order a kit or you can choose fabrics from your stash! Many of you have signed up--if you haven’t, there is still time! The more the merrier!

Thanks to all who have offered to bring in food for this month’s Holiday Party and to those who volunteered to arrive early to help with setup. Everyone’s efforts are so appreciated!

I wish everyone a joyful holiday season. I hope your quilting recipe for this season is to make a Sampler Quilt where one block is filled with a cup or two of Faith, another block has a little spice of Laughter, and others have a few pinches of Giving, and a couple of scoops full of Family and Friends. Blend them all together to form a quilt which is now filled with togetherness, love, joy and peace. The Binding will be baked at 350 for “forever” as memories have been created which will last a lifetime.

Enjoy!

Quilt Plano 2024

By Laurie Lumston

QP24 is getting ready to kick-off our monthly planning meetings in January, so to celebrate, we’re introducing the entire planning team at the December Guild Meeting! As part of their introduction, they’ll be sharing how many years they’ve been part of the planning committee and/or Show volunteer. What’s your best guess at the total number of Quilt Show years for this group?? Whatever the total is, you can be sure it will be IMPRESSIVE! Thank you in advance for the commitment to serve the guild!

Community Service

By Val Schlake and Debbie Blair

Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday and a New Year filled with happiness and good health! Our Community Service Team would like to thank everyone for your continued generosity and sharing your talents, so we as a guild, can continue to spread a little kindness to so many throughout our community. We couldn’t do it without you! Many thanks to all.

We look forward to celebrating at the party and remember we have our drawing for the Birthday Quilt. The winner will receive a basket of sewing supplies valued at $250. Good luck if you entered a Birthday Quilt!

Education

By Liz Beaty and Lorrie Gray

We had a great demo in November from guild member Sharon Holliday. She showed us how to make perfect flying geese using a combination of Quilt in a Day method and a Bloc Loc ruler. A video of the demo can be seen at this link: link: Flying Geese Demo

Education is taking a break in December to enjoy the party, but look for us during social time again starting in January. Happy Holidays!

Sunshine & Shadows

Sunshine:

Martha O’Grady who led the Christmas Stockings for many years and stored all the donated Christmas fabric at her home has moved to be near her grandchildren outside of Houston. Her new address is in the directory.

Shadows:

Member that passed: Sue Morris -- Nov. 30, 1954 - Feb. 16, 2023

Sue was a member of the Chicks with Feathers and the Sew Happy small groups. She attended the annual retreat when it was held in Denison. She went on to become a Singer Featherweight repair person doing servicing and repairs and was great at troubleshooting issues with our Featherweights.

Sew Happy Quilters - Aurora Chancy

We meet at Sam Johnson Senior Center corner of 75 and 16th Steet on 1st Thursdays and 3rd Thursdays 9:00 to 4:00. We are a sit-n-sew, so bring your favorite project and enjoy the fellowship! Contact Aurora Chancy achancy@msn.com

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk (Now we meet every Wednesday afternoon)

If you are feeling “abode overload," we will: relieve clutter, stress, struggle and feelings of being overwhelmed. We are Zooming every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm using the inspiration from a workshop we attended. Organization will change your clutter and chaos to start the day fresh with your stuff organized. Less chaos leads to more productive quilt making. Please contact mhendewerk@gmail.com for an invitation.

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Our meetings have been a huge success. It turns out that Zoom blocks out background noise, so we can sew and chat at the same time! Monica or one of the other members provide some designs to practice on a small sandwich which you can choose to use or not. The designs are sent out in advance and include step by step instructions, with both beginner and intermediate designs. A number of us generally “doodle” on paper first, and then sew. Some people do the designs that have been sent out, others do their own thing. We have beginner beginners all the way to advanced members of the group. We also share our samples and ask/answer questions. Meetings are on the second Monday of the month, from 1:00 – 3:00 (or longer sometimes!). Please contact Monica so that she can send you the Zoom link if you are interested. mhendewerk@gmail.com (713) 569-8798

Hoop It Up Bee – Donna Petrick

Featherweight Fellowship Groups - Jeanne Vogel

Singer Featherweight sewing machines make happy owners as we sit and sew. We share tips for caring for the machine, our best notions, and have several members experienced with problem-solving both machine and quilting problems. If you work, join us on a Saturday! When we share a lot of tips and tricks we follow the meeting with an email to those attending. Those who have not previously notified me, please email at pickincotton26@verizon.net to get the invitation to join the Zoom meeting.

Chicks with Feathers—3rd Saturdays in person at Sam Johnson Recreation Center at 401 W 16th St. Plano, TX or on Zoom from 1-3pm (Not meeting in Dec.)
Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends—4th Fridays in person meeting at Best Little Retreat Center in Texas all day

Quilters Guild of Plano, Inc.

Letter from the President

Membership

Programs and Workshops

April Guild Meeting - Thursday, April 11, 2024

Speaker: Audrey Esarey – Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting

Workshop: Friday, April 12, 2024, 10:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour lunch)

Audrey Esarey – Watercolor Quilt Workshop -- Fabric Gradation and Stress Free Curved Piecing

Workshop: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 9:00am - 4:00pm (1-hour lunch)

Audrey Esarey – Ultraviolet Radial Workshop -- Paper Piecing on an Arc, Curved Piecing, Precision Piecing

Watercolor Quilt

Ultraviolet Radial

May Guild Meeting - Thursday, May 9, 2024

Quilt Plano 2024 Show Rollout and Judging Seminar Info Talk

Details of the Show will be presented and there will be opportunities to be first in line to sign up for your favorite positions to help out Show days!

Guild Activities

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Community Service

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Quilt Plano 2024

Introduction to Judging Seminar - August 9-10, 2024

Education

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

Sunshine & Shadows

Sunshines:

Shadows:

Happy April Birthdays to the following members:

News from the Zoom Bees

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm -- Jeanne Vogel and Dana Braden

From the Bee Keeper -- In Person Meetings

Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends- Jeanne Vogel: pickincotton26@verizon.net

Monthly Meeting Photos

General Meeting Minutes

Board Meeting Minutes

Quilters Guild of Plano, Inc.

Letter from the President

Gather Those Bones!

Membership

Programs and Workshops

March Guild Meeting - Thursday, March 14, 2024

Speaker: Carol Sunderland – Fifteen Elements

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Community Service

Quilt Plano 2024

Introduction to Judging Seminar - August 9-10, 2024

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Guild Activities

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April Guild Meeting - Thursday, April 11, 2024

Speaker: Audrey Esarey – Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting

Workshop: Friday, April 12, 2024, 10:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour lunch)

Audrey Esarey – Watercolor Quilt Workshop -- Fabric Gradation and Stress Free Curved Piecing

Workshop: Saturday, April 13, 2024, 10:00am - 5:00pm (1-hour lunch)

Audrey Esarey – Ultraviolet Radial Workshop -- Paper Piecing on an Arc, Curved Piecing, Precision Piecing

Watercolor Quilt

Ultraviolet Radial

Education

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

Sunshine & Shadows

Sunshine:

Shadows:

Happy March Birthdays

News from the Zoom Bees

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm -- Jeanne Vogel and Dana Braden

From the Bee Keeper -- In Person Meetings

Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends- Jeanne Vogel: pickincotton26@verizon.net

Monthly Meeting Photos

General Meeting Minutes

Board Meeting Minutes

Quilters Guild of Plano, Inc.

Letter from the President

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

Programs and Workshops

February Guild Meeting - Thursday, February 8, 2024

Speaker: Becky Goldsmith – The Secret Lives of Thread and Needle