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Hello Miami Valley Quilters' Guild!
The time is here for the February 2025 retreat sign ups. Doors will open at 5:00. If possible, please bring your completed registration form with you. You will find it here. There will be forms available for those unable to print from the website. You will also need your $50 cash or check payment to reserve your spot. Spots fill up quickly so plan to attend or send your form and money with a friend to ensure a seat. For hotel information please see a retreat committee member. Since doors are opening early, Connie has graciously offered to coordinate refreshments. If you can help bring anything, please text or call Connie at (937) 212-0390. Come and enjoy some time to visit before the meeting starts at 6:30. The Christmas block challenge will begin this month. It is a simple applique mitten block. A template and instructions will be available to pick up at the meeting. The blocks will be raffled at the December meeting. You'll receive a ticket for each completed block. No limit. The last couple of years we've had enough blocks for two winners! Have fun. We'll also plan for show and tell this month after our speaker from Sacred Threads. Hope to see you there! Melody H., president Upcoming meetings: October Guild Meeting – Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30pm Doors open at 5pm to begin retreat registration! View all the retreat details and your form here. As a reminder any retreat and membership dues must be paid separately. October will bring a program and show from Barb Tuscari with Sacred Threads. The new venue for this amazing international quilt show is now in our backyard. It has a beautiful setting in Indianapolis! Following their presentation, we will have show and tell. November Guild Meeting – Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30pm One of our great fundraisers for the year is back – the Basket Raffle/Quarter Auction! All members are invited to create and donate “baskets” of items to be auctioned off throughout the night! Baskets are made in all sizes and many themes from sewing, food, wellness, etc. This is a great fundraiser for the guild to support our various activities. Be sure to bring your quarters, basket, and be ready for a night of fun! We will send out more information about the auction next week! Hospitality: Greetings from the hospitality committee! This month's meeting will include a casual social during retreat sign-ups to enjoy each other’s company and hopefully meet a new member or someone new to you! We thought it would be nice to have a light menu of finger foods during the social. I will be making a few finger sandwiches. If anyone is willing to bring anything, please let me know! We will also have cake and drinks. Please text or call me at (937) 212-0390 as soon as you can, if you can bring something. I will be bringing plates and napkins, so I will just need to know ahead of time to plan accordingly. Thank you, Connie, Hospitality Chair From the Vice President & Workshops: Happy Fall, Y’all! We are in the works of planning some great trunk shows, workshops and events for 2025. However, we want to hear from you! A survey is attached, if you want to fill it out and bring it with you to the October meeting. We will also have printed copies. We are also looking for someone interested in shadowing and support the workshops committee for the new year. Our committee currently includes Darlene, Jesse, and me. Please reach out to me if you have any questions or are interested! We would love to work with you. Thank you, Mary Ann C., Vice President 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! Quilts of Valor Our upcoming sew-ins are below. Please contact me by email if you plan to attend any sew-ins. October:
Sunshine ️ Just as a reminder, if you know someone who is sick, lost a loved one or could use a little cheer, please send me their name and I will gladly send a card from the guild. This is a gesture put in place to spread sunshine to our members and will be kept private. Email me at [email protected] or you can call or text me at 937-623-4934. Thank you, Barb Walthall, Sunshine Chair Community Quilts Thanks to everyone who has donated – I just delivered 30 more quilts to Hospice. I also donated 6 larger quilts to Northmont FISH which is a community-based organization in the northern Miami Valley that provides food and household items to those in need. Sadly, we learned that Jeremiah’s Letter is ceasing operation due to lack of funding. I am looking for new places to donate the larger quilts. If you know of an organization I should reach out to, please let me know. Thank you, Carol Gibson, Community Quilts Chair
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Hello Miami Valley Quilters' Guild!
I want to give a special thank you to everyone who shared a skill at the August meeting and to Bonnie for coordinating the event. We all had a lot of fun and had the opportunity to learn something new. Please join us Tuesday September 10 at 6:30pm at the Knob Prairie Church in Enon for the Redneck Quilter. Presentation and class details are below. We will also have a retreat meeting at 5:30pm before the regular meeting. Hope to see you there! Melody H., president Upcoming meetings: September Guild Meeting – Tuesday, September 10 at 6:30pm The Redneck Quilter™ will be joining us for a trunk show! He is local to Parkersburg, WV and a Certified Studio 180 Designs Instructor. Brian has over 22+ years of experience as a quilter, instructor, pattern designer, and a longarmer. He will be teaching the “Flock Around The Block” workshop on September 11, with an optional cutting/prep time on September 10. Class is $45, plus you’ll need your supplies the $9.99 pattern and the $29.99 Deb Tucker Wing Clipper ruler if you don’t have that yet. Spots are still available. View details here. October Guild Meeting – Tuesday, October 8 at 6:30pm October will bring a program and show from Sacred Threads. The new venue for this amazing international quilt show is now in our backyard. It has a beautiful setting in Indianapolis! Retreat registration also begins at 5pm during the October meeting. See retreat information in email further down or visit the website here: https://www.mvqgohio.com/retreat-2025.html From the Vice President & Workshops: I hope you are all staying cool and having a great summer! Our next two months are filled with fun! Be sure to sign up and get ready for the Redneck Quilter. Class is only $45 + supplies and we still have spots available for you! Learn more on our calendar. Our November meeting is now our Basket raffle and fundraiser. And of course, our December meeting is our give back to our members in the way of our annual Christmas party. Connie is planning it and would love for you to volunteer. We hope to see you all there! Thank you, Mary Ann C., Vice President Retreat It’s almost time! Registration will open at 5pm during our October meeting for our next retreat on President's Day Weekend, February 15-17, 2025. Last year it sold out quickly, so be sure to attend or have someone register you on your behalf. As a reminder, you must be a guild member to register, and your 2025 guild member dues must be paid in full by the January meeting. Please DO NOT combine payments your membership dues and retreat fee. To make registration more efficient, please download and fill out your registration form ahead of time and have your $50 payment (cash or check) ready. The registration form is attached to this email, and you can download it and view all the retreat details on the website here: https://www.mvqgohio.com/retreat-2025.html 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! Quilts of Valor Our upcoming sew-ins are below. Please contact me by email if you plan to attend any sew-ins. We also updated the website with the quilt requirements for easy reference. If interested, you can view them here: https://www.mvqgohio.com/quilts-of-valor.html September:
Happy Sewing, Patty Hardin, QOV Chair Sunshine ☀️ Just as a reminder, if you know someone who is sick, lost a loved one or could use a little cheer, please send me their name and I will gladly send a card from the guild. This is a gesture put in place to spread sunshine to our members and will be kept private. Email me at [email protected] or you can call or text me at 937-623-4934. Thank you, Barb Walthall, Sunshine Chair In the Community Shared from a MVQG member: The Remembrance Quilt Guild in Springfield is having their bi-annual fundraiser on Monday, September 23 at 6:30pm, which is a basket/container auction located at Northminster Presbyterian Church. There will be all sorts of baskets to be auctioned off – theme baskets, OSU, Halloween, movie night, Christmas, sewing/quilting related. pasta, baking, soap baskets, etc. You are invited to join! Cash and/or check only. |
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