June 2024 e-news

Hello Miami Valley Quilters' Guild!
 
Thank you to everyone for an amazing quilt show. Special thanks to Emilie and all of you who worked so hard to make the quilt show a success! And of course, thank you to all of you who submitted a quilt. Without you there would be no quilt show. Because we have a speaker in June, our quilt show recap will be in July. I can't wait to see all the winning quilts!
 
A special welcome to all our new members who joined at the quilt show. We look forward to getting to know you.
 
Liz Granberg-Jerome's much anticipated trunk show and classes will be presented this month. You won't want to miss it! As always, the meeting starts promptly at 6:30 the second Tuesday of the month at Knob Prairie Church in Enon.
 
Also, if you won blocks from the Christmas Spool Challenge, be sure to bring your completed quilt top to show off to the guild! If you bring your quilt top to the June meeting, you’ll earn $50, which you could put toward the backing and batting for the quilt.
 
See you soon! 
Melody H., president
 
Upcoming meetings:
 
June Guild Meeting – Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30pm
Join us for Liz Granberg-Jerome’s “Adventures with 60º Triangle Quilts” lecture and trunk show, showcasing 60° triangles to make pieced hexies that produced a variety of quilts with no Y-seams and has evolved into her original design Hexified Panel Quilts, a hybrid that merges several techniques! 
 
She will be hosting a great workshop showing how to make a Hexified Panel Quilt on June 12 and June 13. Spots are still available - You can choose to do a 1-day class and complete a smaller precut kit or choose the 2-day class and complete a larger precut kit! View more details here. 
                                                              
July Guild Meeting – Tuesday, July 9 at 6:30pm
Join us for a quilt show review! We will share the results of our biggest guild fundraiser and we’d love for our ribbon winners and “On the Road Again” challenge groups to bring their quilts to be shown off to the group.
 
From the Vice President & Workshops: 
It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway through the year! Be sure to look at the calendar on our website (www.mvqgohio.com/calendar.html) to learn more about our activities for the rest of the year. 

• July – Quilt Show review + showcasing our ribbon winners and the quilts from the “On the Road Again” challenge groups
• August – Skills Hop hosted by Bonnie M – if you are willing to teach a skill/technique or help, please let Bonnie or Mary Ann know.
• September – Basket Raffle/Quarter Auction (start thinking now about what you’d like to put together for a basket to be auctioned off )
• October – TBD
• November – Quick gift ideas for the holidays (if you have a pattern you’d like to demo, please let Mary Ann know)
• December – Holiday Party & Carry-in 

 
If you have any ideas or requests for types of lectures, workshops or techniques you would like to see scheduled in 2025, please let us know!
 
Thank you, Mary Ann C., Vice President
 
Membership
We will be printing updated member directories to hand out at our July meeting. If you have any updates to your address, phone number, email, or even name please let Debbie know at the June meeting or send your updated information by June 15 to [email protected]. 
 
Thanks, Debbie B, Membership Chair
 
Quilts of Valor
It’s time for a summer break! I need to take June and July off from sew-ins, but we will start back in August. If you are working on something at home, just keep working on it. 
 
There are only 4 presentations this summer – 2 in June and 2 in August. Thanks to everyone’s hard work we have plenty of finished quilts waiting to be presented and I have begun lining up some presentations for Fall. 
 
Please enjoy your summer and stay safe if you do any traveling! I’m still reachable by phone or text. (937) 654-0796 - Leave me a message and I will return your message. 
 
Happy Sewing, Patty Hardin, QOV Chair
 
2024 Quilt Show
Wow! We had such a wonderful show last weekend and we can't wait to share the results in our July guild meeting! 
 
Thank you to everyone for all their hard work this weekend and the months leading up to the 2024 Quilt Show. We couldn't do this without everyone's support, hard work and dedication. We will be sharing photos on our Facebook page and adding the winning quilt photos to our website this week!
 
We are still looking for a chair for our 2026 show. If you are interested, please let us know! 
 
Thanks, Emilie T, Quilt Show Chair
 
Guild Sew-ins
Did you know regular sew-ins are held at the Fairborn Senior Center? We meet every Monday from 11am – 4pm, plus the second and fourth Fridays of the month from 11am – 4pm. If you are joining to help us sew community quilts, your entry will be free! Otherwise, the cost is $2, but if you’re a member of the Fairborn Senior Center, it’s only $1. Come join the fun!