February 2026 meeting, and all future meetings will start at 6 pm not 6:30. Doors open at 5:30pm as always.
Our potluck in February will be provided by members with last names beginning with D, E, F, and G.
Quilty Friends,
Thank you for all being patient with the surprise room setup on Tuesday. Many hands made light work – Thank you to all, Hopefully, the misunderstanding has been resolved so back to normal in February,
Kay did an amazing job telling of her Indonesian journey – fascinating! I wanna squeeze into her suitcase for the next trip.
I was fun meeting with the stash reveal – what a variety of projects, and the talent amazes me!
I hope you all had a chance to visit Road 2 California – the quilts on display are just outstanding and inspirational. I actually bumped into Eleanor Burns on the vendor floor! Of course, the only thing on my list to buy was thread, but did I leave with any?? No! But I had lots of fun.
Stay inspired!
Barbara.
Pam Waters explained that each month as well as the regular Blue Bags, there will be an additional special drawing for a door hanger kit.
For every $5 spent on the Blue Bag drawing, members will earn 1 ticket for the Door Hanger Drawing.
We’ve started a new tradition by donating non-perishable food items to the Janet Goeske Senior Center Food Pantry at each monthly Guild meeting,
Remember, a donation will earn you an extra ticket to our door prize drawing.
Barbara Filbin thanked everyone who has stepped up to get the job done for our veterans. She has kits available for anyone who wishes to take one.
Two quilts were awarded on January 16th. One quilt to be awarded on January 29th.
The QOV National Sew Day, is February 7, 2026 9:30 to 3:30, at the Goeske Center in the large room where we usually meet,
- Let Barbara Filbin know if you plan to attend
- Register online with QOV organization once the link has been provided. This makes your eligible for many special prizes announced throughout the day.
- There will be a membership table for registering any renewing or possible new members. If interesting in helping please contact Barbara Filbin or Eva Newman.
- A Light lunch will be served for the veterans and their family and those registered with Barbara F.
The Ayres Moreno Valley retreat scheduled for March 13, 14 & 15, 2026 is full.
Don’t forget to contact Ayres directly for hotel accommodations.
Viña Retreat May 1-3, 2026 has space for 18 attendees. Registration is open. See Amy for forms and to pay $150 deposit to hold your space. $450 is the total cost which includes all meals.
Next Guild meeting’s potluck will be provided by members with last names beginning with D, E, F, and G.
Evie Rienstra presented the completed projects in our “What’s in my Stash” challenge who were Rebecca Gibson, Kay Whiteside, Lorraine Halverson, Nancy Poole, Ruth Wood, Amy Printup and Xiomara Pico. Great job everyone.
Our members are so creative and productive. Thank you to everyone who brought a project or two to share. This time of the year gets so busy, but we somehow find time for making quilts, Much love to everyone who participated.
Make Quilts, Travel, Repeat
Kay Whiteside gave a brief background on her many travels with a group of quilting friends. She then shared highlights and “goodies” from her most recent trip to Indonesia, visiting batik factories and trying her hand at the process herself.
January 2026
Welcome to this year’s BOM. We start today and will share finished quilts in December. Blocks will be of different sizes – that’s unusual but correct.
First you will need to collect fabrics.
Start with 2 yards of background – we are using a white on white.
Next choose a print for a focus fabric (1 yd). We looked for one with two dominant colors.
Finally collect scraps/fat quarters that coordinate with each of your dominant colors. That being said you may choose to make your blocks scrappy. Finished size of quilt before borders 42” x 54”.
Membership Drive
- Flyers for posting and taking to events.
- Business Cards
- Pick up a few from Eva Newman
- Bring a Friend Meeting –
- Currently scheduled for the July meeting
- Which is an all-members potluck.
- We will do our “Yes you can do it College”.
- We need 4 volunteers to share a skill.
Attendance Drawing
The winners were Barbara Zaricki, Pam Waters, Ruth Solis.
Blue Bag Drawing
Blue Bag Winners – Theresa Ortiz, Lilliana Davis, Terri Erickson, Jeri Read (2), Lorraine Halverson, and Liz Kevil.
Special Door Hanger Kit winner – Marva Belcher
Angie Bags – (Circulating bags of Take-Something-Leave-Something) – Marva Belcher and Margaret Higgins.
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 If you have any corrections or additions to this post, please send them to our email. Thank you!
For more info and announcements, please refer to the Minutes of this meeting, which requires the password you received when you joined.
Our next Board Meeting is Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. If you are not a member of the board, but wish to attend, please contact our President Barbara Mathews or our Secretary BJ Kaiser at least 1 week prior to the meeting.
Our next General Meeting is Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30, so come early for a good seat. Potluck will be provided by members with last names beginning D, E, F, G. See you then!
Raincross Quilt Guild • Riverside, CA 