January 2021 Newsletter

 President's Message:

We had a wonderful December meeting. 20 members attended to swap blocks and play Quilto.  Thank you Jen Burke for all your planning and hard work.  Our January program will be a collage quilter. I look forward to hearing this speaker. But rest assured, if there is tiny pieces, you won’t see me doing it. I do have size limits.

 Website:

Thank you Maureen for developing a new website for us. It is fresh, colorful and inviting. Maureen would like input from others as to website content. Please call or email her.

 Reminders:

Sew Along deadline: quilt is due by February 8th. Just the top needs to be completed. Please send pictures to lynntelson@gmail.com.

Challenge quilt deadline: This has been moved to June 14^th in hopes that we will be meeting in person.

 Sew In: There was some interest in the guild having a sew in for a few hours. I plan on scheduling  a zoom meeting for the 4^th Monday of December as our first day. Time will be 1-3 PM. Hope you can join.

2020 is coming to a close and I am sure everyone is thankful for that. I hope 2021 will allow us to meet in person, and bring everyone better times.

 I wish everyone happy holidays and a welcome, New Year. 

Lynne Telson

Programs - Jen Burke

As a reminder, Lynn has asked us to invite a friend to each of these programs if we can!

Thank you all who participated in Quilto. It was so much fun! Congrats to Angela and her Darth Vader sweater who won the ugly sweater contest!

In January, we will have Emily Taylor demonstrate and lecture about collage quilts. Please join us!  Check out her website here, our names are in lights! Collage Quilter

For February, I’m looking for people to give demos. Sign up, it’s a great way to help your fellow quilters and learn some things. We’ll give you all a pass for using “the zoom”. 

Membership - Kathy and BobDeCarli

 We would like to welcome Ellen Lance back to our guild. She has been missed.

 Merry Christmas, Kathy

Corresponding Secretary - Maureen Carlson

While I personally have not talked with Suzanne  Stiverson, I have heard from someone who has and Suzanne continues her recovery from the October 30th major surgery slowly but surely.  The guild has sent her flowers which hopefully she can enjoy through the holidays.  I'm sure she would enjoy receiving cards of encouragement from guild members to help her with her long recovery journey.  

Suzanne Stiverson

54 Westin Rd

Douglassville, PA  19518-1948

Maureen Carlson 

It's a Good Idea

Are you looking to some more accurate piecing in the new year? This looks very intriguing and comes in 2 sizes. You can get more information here Grid Glider.

Sampler Sew Along - Kelly Meanix

Please remember all TOPS are due at the February meeting to be eligible for a chance to win a Gift Card to the Old Country Store. I hope you are all busy getting them finished up!

This has been a fun project and I hope you all made a quilt you love. Make sure to label it, this has been a year we will never forget.

Charity Outreach - Elaine Mayer

Holiday Greetings Quilters!

I'd like to thank everyone who has donated charity pillowcases, masks, Quilts of Valor for Main Line Home Care and Hospice, and food for the Honeybrook Food Pantry, this year.

It has been a long one and I'm sure like me, you are all ready for 2021! Great things are headed your way. I can't wait for in person sewing time with friends.

If any you would like donations picked up, please let me know and I can arrange that with you. Please remember to let me know if you have sewn any charity items and dropped them off yourself. That helps me update my numbers.

Please continue your charity efforts when you are able. Try to enjoy this holiday season in creative ways; maybe a new tradition is in order?

Elaine Mayer

2020 Quilt Guild Challenge - Angela Brant

Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, this is my favorite time of all

Pick a season and make a small quilt or wall hanging that strongly evokes that season

Quilts/wall hangings will be judged by fellow quilt members in several categories:

1. Best evokes season
2. Best use of color
3. Most original
4. Best quilting

Basic Rules of the Challenge:

• #1 RULE: HAVE FUN!!! Use your imagination! Your creation can be traditional or contemporary.

• Item Selection: Your challenge must be a small quilt or wall hanging, not a tote bag, pocket book, vest or jacket, etc.

• Finished Size: Your challenge can be any finished size you want.
• • Methods of Construction: You are free to use whatever construction or quilting methods work best for your creation (i.e., machine piece, hand piece, paper piece, machine appliqué, hand appliqué, machine or hand quilt, etc.). We encourage you to challenge yourself and be creative.

• Fabric Requirement: You can use whatever fabrics you want in your challenge. There is also no limit to the total number of fabrics or kinds of fabrics used in your challenge.

• Embellishments: Embellishments are optional.

• Label: Make sure you put a label with your name on the back of your challenge. Give credit to the source that inspired you. Please cover up your label with a piece of paper before handing it in for voting at our guild meeting so it’s a secret as to who made it.

• Due Date: Finished challenges are due at our June, 2020 guild meeting for judging by your quilt guild peers. All guild members attending the meeting will have the opportunity to vote anonymously for their favorite challenge quilt.

• ALL QUILTS ENTERED IN THE CHALLENGE WILL BE DISPLAYED.If you have any questions about the challenge please contact Angela Brant at angelalendenbrant@gmail.com or 484-682-3871.