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April 2020 Newsletter

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Quilter’s Guild of Grand Prairie meetings and activities are canceled until further notice. This includes Stitch Group on March 26th, the Guild meeting on April 6th and may impact the workshop on April 18th and Stitch Group on April 23rd. The First Presbyterian Church is closed indefinitely to groups of any size, so we will wait until they know that it is safe to re-open. We hope that we are able to have our regular meeting on Monday, May 4th and that all of you are staying safe and healthy.

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NEXT MEETING: TBA, 2020

BIRTHDAYS

  • Elisabeth McMahon … April 17
  • Sue Heard … May 16

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

When you have your quilts quilted (or quilt them yourself) do you put the binding on right away? Unfortunately, I don’t always do that. Since I have not been able to sew since the last meeting, I have been working on getting caught up with whipping the bindings down on several quilts. It feels good to finally get the quilts completed. I miss being in the sewing room though. I have so many projects to complete (or start).

Happy quilting!

Shirley Lewis

QUILT GUILD CHARITY WORKSHOP

We are working on our charity projects for :

    • Quilts of Valor
    • The Linus Project
    • The Casa Project with GP PD- blankets
    • Any charity project you are working on currently

I will be bringing my AccuQuilt Go Big to help speed up cutting of the squares and pieces. I have the 12 inch block mix and match set. If anyone has any dies or units they want to bring we can crank out lots of 9 patches/squares.
We hope you make it to this workshop. As a guild we have pledged to make 40 quilt tops for Quilts of Valor. There is also a 2020 block challenge as well.

When: Saturday,April 18, 2020 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Where: First Presbyterian Church of Grand Prairie
310 SW Third St., Grand Prairie, TX 75051, United States

What to bring:

    • Sewing machine
    • Fabric for squares/projects
    • Thread/ bobbins
    • Rotary cutter
    • Cutting mat
    • Rulers
    • Sewing notions you need
    • Yourselves!

Lunch will be your responsibility.

The directions for the 9 patch block challenge are included in this newsletter.

Nichole Schmiedeskamp

MAY PROGRAM

Our program for May will be on Hawaiian Quilting. If you have anything that is Hawaiian quilting related, be sure to bring it to the meeting.

Michelle Rodriguez

TAQG REPORT

Save the date! Rally Day will be at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 11th at Sunnyvale First Baptist Church, 3018 N Belt Line Rd., Sunnyvale, TX 75182. Rally Day will be FREE for everyone in honor of TAQG’s 20th anniversary. The speaker this year will be Marti Michell. Check out her web page to find out more about her quilts: www.frommarti.com

We need two people to volunteer to make a mini-quilt or other quality hand-crafted item for the Silent Auction. If you make a mini-quilt, no side can exceed 24 inches in length. Items which have sold well in the past are table runners and purses

Registration has begun for the workshops. The cost is $79 for guild members. You can download them from the TAQG website. Be sure to mail them in along with a check payable to TAQG to the address on the form ASAP. We are expecting these workshops to fill up quickly this year. Don’t miss out. You do NOT need to login to download the forms. Here is a list of the 3 different workshops offered this year, with a link to the registration forms on the TAQG.org website:

Wednesday, July 8
Fat Quarter Log Cabin Registration

Thursday, July 9
Interlocking Hexagons Registration

Friday, July 10
Mariner’s Compass Registration

If you have any questions about TAQG or Rally Day, please contact Katrina Lindley (krazykat1952@gmail.com) or (817) 691-5433.

Katrina Lindley

MINUTES

  • The March quilt guild meeting was called to order by President, Shirley Lewis at 7:00 p.m. There were 24 members present, including a new member, Stephanie Throneberry. Welcome to Stephanie
  • Quote of the month- “I have come to the conclusion that buying quilt supplies and actually using them are two separate hobbies. 1. You can never have enough fabric. That’s why you keep a stash. 2. Sewing day and night is allowed. Cooking and housework are optional. 3. UFO’s are a badge of honor. 4. If you feel inspired by a new fabric line/pattern, start that new quilt. 5. See rule #1. 6. Unless a fabric is less than one-inch square, do NOT throw away. Again see rule #1.”
  • The minutes from the February meeting were approved as printed in the newsletter.
  • The treasurer’s report will be filed for audit.
  • Sharon Schroeder will be celebrating a March birthday.
  • Remembrances – Shirley Lewis will be having surgery on Tuesday. We wish her a speedy recovery, Nichole Schmiedeskamp and Shirley Allein both have new babies in their families.
  • Paco reminded everyone of the deadline of the 10th for the newsletter. He will be away visiting family and will have limited internet access. Please get everything in on time to Paco.
  • Quilt Guild information can be found on Facebook and Instagram.
  • There were six blocks shown for the block of the month program and one finished quilt. Elisabeth will be submitting the instructions for shashings and borders. The next block is twisting star block.
  • Nichole announced the date for the next workshop. This will be a charity workshop day with the emphasis being put on Quilt of Valor blocks. The date is Saturday, April 18 from 9 until 3. Members can work on the nine-patch block for Quilt of Valor for their 20,000 block challenge or item for a charity they support.
  • Becky Petross reported that she would like to send in the application for the guild participation in Quilt of Valor. The guild voted previously to be an official member of Quilt of Valor, members can have an individual membership for an additional $5 to be paid by each member who chooses to participate.
  • Shirley Lewis reported that there were four people who came to Stitch a Bit last week. This will continue to be held each fourth Thursday of the month at First Presbyterian Church.
  • Katrina reported that TAQG will likely be dissolving in September. This year will be the last rally day. Katrina is planning on applying for a grant of $500 to be spent by our guild on fabric and batting for Quilts of Valor quilts. Any money left when TAQG disbands will be divided among guilds who are 501(3)C guilds. Grand Prairie Guild does not have that status.
  • Door Prizes winners – Grace Norris, Debi Cypert, Holli Blackwell, and Michelle Rodriguez
  • There was no unfinished business.
  • Shirley gave information about an upcoming event in Stephenville in July. More information will follow.
  • Evelyn had tickets for sale for the Dallas Quilt Show.
  • Show and Tell – Debi Cypert, Nichole Schmiedeskamp, Ruth Goodman, Michelle Rodriguez, Grace Norris, Shirley Allein, and Shirley Lewis all had beautiful projects to share with the guild.
  • The program was given by Michelle. She showed numerous must-haves for your sewing room. Members added to the items Michelle brought from her sewing room. Everyone has different ideas about what are must-haves. Ideas ranged from tape measures, aprons, book lights, color wheel, quarter-inch rulers, spray starch, glasses and the last was to use a “new” toilet brush to clean up lint scrapes from the floor and carpet.

Jane Lamb, for
Sue Heard, Secretary

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 (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 “quilter’s 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.

BLOCK OF THE MONTH

If you have any questions about these directions, please contact Elisabeth McMahon.

Click the image to get the “Twisting Star” pattern.

Elisabeth McMahon

TREASURER’S REPORT

Beginning balance … $1415.03
QOVF … (30.00)
Dues … 40.00
Ending balance … $1430.03

Ann Stevenson

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