November enews

A Note from our President
​We are happy to announce that we have filled all of our board positions! Thank you to everyone who stepped up. We wouldn't have a guild without you. ❤️ 

• New President: Carol Gibson
• New Vice President: Jesse Hoffman
• Treasurer: Kim Gros
• Secretary: Nancy Wilda

This month we welcome Alicia Thomas from the Virginia Quilt Museum in Dayton, VA. She will share a lecture and trunk show on the history of quilting. We will also have a Quilts of Valor presentation at the meeting this month. 

There is still space to sign up for the February retreat, and the lunch menu is now available. Check here for more information.

Our December meeting will be our annual Christmas party. 🎄Bring a handmade item to exchange. It can be anything homemade: quilted, knit or crochet, papercrafted, soap, homemade preserves or food items. Can't wait to see what you've created! Also, please bring a main dish or side dish to share for our Christmas meal.

Don't forget the Christmas block challenge. Blocks will be raffled at the Christmas party in December. You will receive one raffle ticket for each block you turn in. The winner receives blocks to make a quilt. Last year we had enough blocks for four winners!

We will reveal a new quilt challenge at the December meeting. Watch for more information coming soon.

Melody H, President

Upcoming Events
The website calendar is updated through the end of the year, and we have exciting things scheduled for 2026. We will welcome Cassandra Beaver in March, Alice Ridge in August, and Angela Pingel in November. Details soon.

Our December meeting will be our annual holiday potluck dinner. Prepare your best dish to share, and please gift wrap your handmade contribution to our gift exchange. As mentioned by Melody, turn in your Christmas ornament blocks at the December meeting for a chance to win the raffle!

Thank you, Debbie M, Vice President

Quilts of Valor Update
There is a lot going on behind the scenes with our Quilts of Valor project.  Four ladies have stepped up to form a QOV committee (Sherry G, Linda M, Rebecca L, and Tracy W), and you will be hearing more from them in the future. We are in the process of making sure that all presentations are covered that were already scheduled for the week of Veterans Day, assessing what QOV supplies there are, figuring out storage options, plus envisioning how things will look moving forward.

The November guild meeting is the collection time for the Scrap Busting Block Challenge! Twenty-seven of you have picked up scrap bags to make 12-1/2" unfinished blocks to be used in Quilts of Valor. Please bring any finished blocks with you to the November meeting (or try to send them in with another member). You don't have to turn in any extra scraps. For each bag of blocks that you turn in, your name will be entered into a drawing for a local quilt store gift card. We really appreciate each of you making these blocks!

During the Fall Retreat, Bonnie M organized QOV block kits. She received enough to make 2-3 quilts! Everyone who made a block (you should have signed a paper at the retreat with how many you made) will have their name entered into a drawing (separate from the Scrap Busting Block Challenge) to also win a local quilt store gift card. Thank you for sewing!

QOV sew-ins will resume after the first of the year—more info to come later!

Thanks! Debbie G

2026 Quilt Show Raffle Quilt
Our raffle quilt had its public debut at the Sewing & Quilting Expo in October. We sold 777 tickets at the show—a good start. Thank you to everyone who showed up to sell raffle tickets and talk about the guild, and an extra special thanks to those who volunteered their time and talents as Expo Ambassadors. More on raffle tickets next month! –Stephanie W

Scrap City
It’s time to start collecting donations for Scrap City. Please sort through your stash for quilting cottons you are willing to part with. Contributions should be no smaller than 5” squares, but feel free to bring in large cuts as well. Precuts are also welcome! We’ve already received some layer cakes and jelly rolls. See Deanna T for more information.

2026 Membership
Those wishing to submit membership forms and annual dues before the January meeting may download the new form here.

Additional Opportunities
Join us for our regular sew-ins held at the Fairborn Senior Center. Feel free to join the whole time or just the time that your schedule allows, either way, we love to see our guild members! You can bring your own projects to work on or help us create community quilts for donation. Click here for more information.