Is everyone still stuffed? Such a wonderful feeling.
Now comes a very busy time of year. The holidays can overwhelm the best laid plans and so on. I look forward to our festive Christmas party. You may recall, we are asking all of us to bring a plate of your traditional holiday treats to share. We will be playing a new game this year. It is so much fun to be together. Can't wait to see you all - will you wear a Christmas sweater? See you soon.
Carolyn
Programs
December 12/11/2023- Holiday Party (see snacks)
2023 Quilt Guild Challenge - Kathy Timko - Rikki Newlander
The Challenge: Lets hear it for Barbie!
If you would like to participate, unleash you inner Barbie
with at least a baby sized quilt to keep or donate. Go with a riot of pinks or
pick your (or your daughters or nieces) favorite Barbie outfit to use as
inspiration. We’re looking forward to seeing what you can come up with!
Best,
Rikki and Kathy
Snacks
Snack request for the December POQ xmas party is that everyone bring a small dish of something you traditionally make for family holidays. The idea is to let everyone know how valuable and cherished our quilting group has been, especially during recent trying years. I will bring ziplocks so extras can be taken home!. Angel
2024 Getaway
The final payment for next year's Getaway is due at our December 11th meeting. If you will not be attending the meeting please mail your check to Ellen McMillen. You'll receive an email about one week before the meeting with the amount of your balance due.
There will be several spaces available on Thursday, Friday and Saturday for those members who wish to bring their machines, ect. and join us for the day. The fee per day is $25.00, payable in cash. These monies will be used to reimburse those who have paid the room fee. If you've not been to the Amish View Inn this is a nice opportunity to see what the Inn has to offer. Available on a first come, first serve basis. Please let us know if you are interested.
Ways & Means
We had our first meeting and there were concerns about
having the sale only 2 years after the last sale. We brought concerns to the
guild and we have decided to hold the sale off for another year. I am looking
at the possibility of online sales for mini quilts, table runners, etc. More to
come on that.
I had a thought, something that might work for the new year,
a UFO 50/50/50 challenge. Here’s how I see it working.
Guild members would pay $4 for each UFO they wanted to
tackle in the next 6 months/a year.
For each finished UFO, they would get $2 back (50%) and an
“opportunity” ticket
At the end of the time frame (6 months/year), a ticket will
be pulled and the lucky person would get 50% of the left over pot, with the
remaining 50% to the guild.
Let me know if that seems like something that would
encourage you to work on your PHD’s and UFO’s.
Membership - Denise Blake and Elaine Egan
Greetings fellow quilters.
WOW! It's almost Christmas. Where has the time gone???
Kelly, your presentation in November was excellent! I did learn quite a few new things 😌. I haven't had time yet, but I'm planning to make some of those little houses. I just loved them.
We had 18 members at the meeting. Welcome back Fay Ann Grider! So great to see you again. We now have 29 members.Updated directory to follow.
Also, we would like to wish the following members a happy birthday:
Kelly Meanix
Lynn Telson
Medha Pai
Hope you all have wonderful birthdays.
Looking forward to our Christmas party, and eating delicious cookies.
Hope everyone has Happy Holidays.
Denise Blake and Elaine Egan
Penn Oaks Sunshine
If you know of a guilt member who could use some well wishes or encouragement because of a sickness or life event, please contact me at ejmcmillen@verizon.net I will make sure to send our collective good thoughts to our fellow member.
Ellen McMillen
2023 Board
President - Carolyn Davis
Program Chair - Deb Houck
Assistant to Programs - Elaine Mayer
Treasurer - Rita Marie Smith
Recording Secretary - Kelly Meanix
Corresponding Secretary - Ellen McMillen
Membership - Denise Blake-Elaine Egan
Ways & Means - Jen Burke
Bits and Pieces From The Textile World
1. Curated Quilts has announced that the magazine is ceasing publication due to the audience not being large enough to print at a cost that is sustainable.
4. Spoonflower is rolling out significant changes that will impact artists on its platform. The Durham-based print-on-demand company sent an email to artists late last week detailing the changes coming in December which include limiting the total number of designs that can be uploaded in a week, delisting unpopular designs, and digital proofing. Spoonflower was sold to Shutterfly in August 2021.
6. Finding a local place to sharpen scissors can be challenging. Simply Sharper offers mail-in services and comes highly recommended!
7. Interweave Knits, Sew News, and Creative Machine Embroidery Magazines to Cease Publication
8. “A Century of Kanthas: Women’s Quilts in Bengal, 1870s – 1970s” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, now through January 1st, 2024.
