October 2023 Newsletter

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NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 2, 2023

WHAT TO BRING TO THE MEETING

• Name tag
• Show-and-tell
• Sew-A-Long 2023 — Bring your finished quilt top to the November meeting

BIRTHDAYS

• Cathy Mullin … October 27

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Release the bats! And the black cats, and the pumpkins.

After a few boring months, quilt-wise (face it, who makes a Labor Day quilt?) we’re finally heading into the best months for quilt-making, decorating, and giving. Holiday quilts don’t have to match your color scheme or decor, and Halloween quilts let you get a little goth, quirky or silly, even if that’s not your normal quilt style.

This month’s free pattern comes from the blog Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom. Her Pumpkin Placemat Pattern makes a block that can be a placemat or a wall hanging. Or, make 6 or 12 for a quilt.

www.scatteredthoughtsofacraftymom.com/pumpkin-placemat-pattern

Elisabeth McMahon

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

The nominating committee will form in October:

1st Vice President (Debi Cypert) and Membership Chair (Holli Blackwell) are automatically on the committee, plus three members to be elected.

OCTOBER PROGRAM

The October program will be exploring our block-setting options.  We have so many options!  Do we need sashing or setting blocks or a secondary design?  Let’s see if we can come up with something new.

Deborah Cypert

2023 SEW-A-LONG

The Sew-A-Long is just about over. If you have been participating, please bring your completed quilt tops to our November meeting.

Michelle Rodriguez

WORKSHOP NEWS

We had our final workshop of the year on September 16 and worked on Jelly Roll Quilts. If you participated in the workshop please bring what you made to our meeting on October 2.

Michelle Rodriguez

MINUTES

• The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by Elisabeth
• Members — 19 visitors — 1 Jocelyn {granddaughter of Rebecca
• Minutes from last month were approved.
• Treasurer report — no changes from the prior month
• Remembrances — Shirley is recuperating from knee replacement surgery.
• Birthdays — Sy, Holli, Carol
• Block sew-along — Blocks 22, 23, 24, and 25 were shown by Michelle, Grace, and Elisabeth.
  Final instructions to complete blocks and put them together will be e-mailed to you.
• Stitch Group — 7 members were there. The next meeting will be September 28. The last meeting for the year will take place on October 26.
• Show and Tell — Carol Franklin, Michelle, Rebecca, Grace and Rebecca’s granddaughter Jocelyn.
• Program — The September program was school house with demonstrations by Debi, Elisabeth, and Cathy
• October meeting will be on October 2nd

Cathy Mullin

TREASURER’S REPORT

Beginning Balance … $1100.59
Deposit  … $27.50
Ending Balance … $1128.09

Diane Lewis

REMINDERS

• Be sure to wear a name tag at our meetings. If you don’t wear a name tag, you will be charged 50 cents each time.
• Articles for the newsletter are due by the 10th of the month. Any articles not received by the 10th of the month may or may not get published in that month’s newsletter.
• The newsletter is published monthly usually within 10 days of the meeting date (the first Monday of each month). You will receive an e-mail with a link to the website. (qgogp.wordpress.com).
• All previous newsletters are archived on our website. You may also go to our Facebook page. Our newsletter link is posted there monthly. If, at any time, you cannot find your newsletter or have deleted the e-mail with the link, you could do an internet search for “quilters guild of grand prairie” to find our website.
• If you have a question about a program, a workshop, or the block of the month, be sure to contact the person(s) in charge of whatever you have a question about. The names, phone numbers, and e-mails are all listed in the newsletter.
• Please silence your cell phone during our meetings.