The Raincross Quilters Guild came together Thursday, November 19, 2024 and we brought our stuff to swap!! We brought table toppers and table runners for the annual Swap/Exchange game; so many beautiful items were traded. Thank you to all who came and thanks also to Maria Copak and Fern Fujimoto running the show.
I’m SOOO grateful that the weather has finally turned to FALL! So many things to be grateful for – not just in this season, but every day! I like to start each day with some thought about at least two things that I’m thankful for. You’ll be amazed at how that list grows!!
Thanks to everyone who was able to make it to our rescheduled meeting last month! Unfortunately, it was either cancel the meeting entirely or reschedule. I don’t know about all of you, but the Guild meeting is one of the highlights of the month! There were some pretty amazing Fall and Halloween quilts and other projects shown for our Fall Show and Share.
There are limited spots available for our next retreat at Vina de Lestonac in Temecula – don’t wait too long to sign up and get left out!
Take a look at the pictures from the very special Quilts of Valor presentation at the Goeske. Thank you to all that helped in some way to make this happen! We still have LOTS of quilt tops that need to be quilted. Be a part of this amazing project. Quilting doesn’t have to be on a long arm machine and it doesn’t have to be fancy – we just need to get them done – veterans are waiting!
See you all next time! Until then – Hug a quilter!!
Barbara
Click to enlarge any photo, to see the wonderful array of quilts and projects we’ve been making.
Those who shared: Barbara Mathews (see below), Linda Kim, Dorothy Martinez, Paula Wilcoxin, Lorraine Halverson, Fern Fujimoto, Chris Kerns, and Rose Ornelas.
Barbara Mathews reported on the Tina Curran workshop, and showed off her terrific quilt, made in class:
We had a great time swapping. Here’s a gallery of photos; click on the little arrows to the side to advance. Many thanks to our photographer, Theresa Orr, for her photos. Many thanks to all of you for making beautiful things for swapping!!
Other scenes from our Guild Night:
Barbara Filbin is our new Quilts of Valor contact person, and ever-organized. She brought quilts and batting for people to take home. Her report on what she needs from us is found in the Minutes from our Meeting (download to read all the important information). The minutes also contain our announcements and general business from that evening–please read them! We are indebted to our Secretary, Barbara Kaiser, for all she does to keep us informed.
See our Programs Tab (January 2025) for the announcement of the next fabric challenge. More information will be forthcoming…just as soon as we get through our first one. Which brings us to:
Have you finished your Black/White/Pop of Color Challenge? More information can be found on the Programs Tab (December 2024). Hope you finish it!!
Linda McKenna mans the Membership Table, where we sign in for attendance, get our Door Prizes tickets.
Here are Debbie Warner and Barbara Mathews, handing out the Door Prizes.
And many thanks to our Opportunity Basket ladies, who always make a fine basket. Congrats to Cassandra Gray, who won the basket!
Finally, please remember to enter the SCCQG contest at Road. Download the entry form, if you are interested:
If you have news for our Guild, or something of interest from the greater quilt world, send any items to our guild email: raincrossqg@gmail.com
The deadline for the Guild Email Reminder Letter is December 11, 2024. If you miss the deadline, we’ll put it on the blogpost, which has a deadline of December 20th. If you have any corrections or additions to this post, please send them to our email. Thank you! For more info, please refer to the Minutes of this meeting.
Our next Board Meeting is Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. If you want to come, please let our Secretary Barbara Kaiser know ahead of time.
Our next General Meeting is Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30, so come early for a good seat. See you then! Don't forget to bring your Challenge projects!!
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