21 Mar

Our Ronald McDonald committee is hard at work on the quilt we will donate to the Ronald McDonald House auction. This year’s pattern is Elizabeth Hartman’s “The Bunny Bunch.” We’ve distributed all of the bunny blocks and four have already been returned, so that leaves 20 more to go. If you are on the committee, remember that our May meeting is the final date to turn in your block – and sooner is better than later so we can get started on assembling the quilt top!   --   [gallery size="large" ids="1234,1235,1238,1240,1241,1242,1243,1244"]...

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21 Mar

  Our first Quilt Retreat of the year was a great success as you can see from the smiles on these faces! Pat McMahon had this to say about the retreat: “I went to the CVQA retreat. It was great, good weather, lots of ideas and conversations until Saturday morning. Everybody was leaving as soon as it got light enough to drive. We all got to see and visit with Rhonda Rose (she now lives in Louisville) and two relatively new members were able to attend. These are fun and you get to...

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21 Mar

Thank you to all who have renewed your Guild membership. Between member renewals and new members, we presently have 132 members in the Guild. March 31 is the deadline for renewing your membership for 2025, so don’t delay if you want to continue receiving information and news about CVQA. Contact Peggy Bowker if you have questions, if you’re not sure if you’ve renewed OR if you think she might have missed your renewal: 615-465-6057, or email: bowksaz@msn.com....

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21 Mar

Kathy Brenner - April 2; Chris Guenther - April 7; Carolyn Rowland - April 9; Nikki Clark - April 12; Kathi Disch - April 15; Ann Hill - April 17; Coleen Quinn-Cooil - April 18; Denise Wilkinson - April 25 ...

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21 Mar

Another month went by with contributions from you, thank you once again! At the March meeting, the Community Care Committee received 20 quilts, 9 of which were baby quilts. We also received 15 baby quilt tops from Valerie Curtis, along with fabric. We will sandwich these tops with batting, backing, and binding for you to pick up at the April meeting. The DAR baby shower for service women is mid-May, so please finish up any baby quilts you are working on for our May guild meeting. We are also donating baby...

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21 Mar

Things are moving along with Quilts of Valor! · On Feb. 24, Pam and I presented a quilt at Vet Court. · Shirley Garth made and presented a quilt to her sister and is now the favorite sister ever! · On March 8, Pam and I attended a meeting of American Legion Post 215 and presented 7 quilts. One of the members had passed away and his funeral was that afternoon, but we still had 17 folks there. It was so nice to see old friends and Willie was still talking about his...

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21 Feb

Whew! My pansies survived the winter, the yellow and purple flowers are making me smile. Daffodils are poking up soon to have flowers. Yippee!! Spring is coming, my favorite time of year!! I love seeing new life in my gardens; the colors of springtime are so enticing. We had a super Guild meeting in February. Weather cooperated for us that day. So much energy was in the room. It was great fun seeing so many smiling, happy faces. It seemed so long since we had met. Michelle organized a terrific program...

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21 Feb

For our March 4 meeting we welcome Ann Moore from Texas! Ann is a national quilting instructor and designer for Sew Steady/Westalee. She will share with us her “Quilting Journey.” You will love seeing the rulerwork that she does - it is beautiful! Ann is a friend of one of our members who describes her as an “excellent teacher and the nicest person you'll meet.” To learn more about Ann, check out her website at annmoorequilting.com. Ann is also teaching a Corded Binding workshop on Wednesday, March 5th and that class...

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21 Feb

Marie Gallagher – March 2; Rachel Norris – March 2; Jill Zollinger – March 4; Marianne Cooley – March 7; Valerie Curtis – March 12; Ann Kesley – March 13; Karen Gilbert – March 15; Kim Gawrys – March 21; Carol Hooper – March 22; Victoria Beninga – March 26; Donna Kowalski – March 26; Pat McMahon – March 26; Linda Carefelle – March 27; Sarah Aldrich – March 28; Sandy Acquaviva – March 29; Micheline Bouvier – March 30...

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21 Feb

Thanks to everyone who has stepped up to lead a committee or small group this year. What an amazing community we have! If you want to join in the fun, there are still a few committees in need of a chairperson. Let Joyce Oberle know which committee YOU would like to lead in 2025: · CVQA Library – Committee maintains and stores the guild’s library books and displays them at monthly meetings. An accurate inventory of all library materials owned by the guild should be kept. Chairman purchases new books as...

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