26 May

Our July 1 meeting is designed to get you started on your Christmas decorations and gifts! This is a come-and-go event beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Williamson County Library in downtown Franklin. Clean up around 3 p.m. Thank you to our members who have volunteered to demonstrate and help you create your Christmas masterpieces. While some supplies will be provided, just look for the sign-up sheet at our June meeting to see what you need to bring. Some crafts will require a sewing machine, and we will have a few...

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26 May

It's almost time for the Williamson County Fair and we need lots of help “manning” the Quilt exhibit. The Fair will be held August 1-9 at the Agricultural EXPO Park in Franklin. Connie Little is in charge again (thank you, Connie!) and this year Valerie Curtis is managing volunteers (thank you, Valerie!). The fair is open from 6-10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10-10 Saturday, and 12-10 Sunday. Here is a note from Valerie: I'll be doing the sign-ups for workers to give Connie one less thing to worry about. We usually start...

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25 May

You continue to set records with the Community Care Committee! Our committee received 24 quilts from you at the May guild meeting – give yourselves a pat on the back for your contribution to our community! Sixteen of the quilts were baby quilts. In the past month, we have donated 20 baby quilts to DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) for their service women's baby shower, bringing our total donation to 31 baby quilts for their baby shower in May. Guild member Jan Edleson manages our donation to DAR and said...

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25 May

Well, this has been an interesting month. First, we now have two more members to participate in our committee: Kathleen Hardin and Pam Vadasz. Welcome and thank you! Some of you may remember a presentation we did at one of our quilt shows at St. Philip. The recipient was Jimmy Thompson, USMC. Jimmy has passed away and his wife called me to come see something she and a friend had done. I went and got to see a “barn quilt” block they had made from Jimmy’s QOV. It was a block...

07:29 / Newsletter
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25 May

Susanne Winnett – June 1; Joyce Oberle – June 12; Rita Stapleton – June 12; Nancy Haan – June 13; Becky Pewitt – June 14; Donna Richards – June 15; Alice Campbell – June 18; Mona Ledwin – June 20; Emily Ferguson – June 30...

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20 Apr

By the time you read this message the cold, dull days of Winter will be history, and Spring will be in full swing! I love the glorious colors that are emerging everywhere! However, this year is slipping by way too quickly!! Our April Guild Meeting and Program were enjoyed by 90 members. Such a happy, friendly, and lively group. It was a delight to be amongst them. Julie Silber’s Zoom Program “Keeping ’Em in Stitches, America’s Funniest Quilts” was pure fun and “sew” delightful. Did you happen to notice the quilt...

08:58 / Newsletter
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20 Apr

Our May speaker by ZOOM is Linda Pearl from One Quilting Circle (photo below). She has several interesting lectures, and we have chosen “Ten Quilters You Should Know and Why (Part 1).” In Linda's words: “Did you ever wonder how we came to have all the wonderful tools and materials to work with that we have?” Her presentation highlights changes in modern American quilt making in the past 30 years, and Part 1 will take us up to Y2K. I imagine we will see ourselves in the progression of tools,...

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20 Apr

We have a special sale planned for our May 6th meeting! Bring any sewing-related items you would like to donate to the guild for our sale. We have stickers to put on your items if you haven’t already marked them, but ALL donated items need to be marked with even dollars, no change. The CVQA library books also will be available for purchase at the low, low price of two books for $5! Following our guest speaker, guild members will have time to shop these Fantastic Finds and purchase whatever their...

08:34 / Newsletter
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20 Apr

What a month we have had! At our April meeting, QOV was given a donation of $1,000 presented by Simonne McElhiney, Commandant of our league, on behalf of the local non-profit Marine organization (photo below). On March 24, Pam and I presented to a Marine and then went to Vet Court and presented to a vet with 20 years of service. We also got to visit with some of the mentors and the judge, so it was great. On April 4, Pam and I presented to a 97-year-old WWII vet....

08:29 / Newsletter
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20 Apr

[gallery ids="1309,1311,1313,1314,1316,1317"] It’s been another great month for the Community Care Committee! We received 17 finished quilts from the April meeting – thank you once again! Since the last newsletter, we have donated 36 quilts to Tennessee Kids Belong, and 11 quilts to DAR for their upcoming service women's baby shower. We also donated one quilt to Graceworks Ministries for their silent auction fundraiser at the end of April. Pictured are two of the office personnel receiving the quilt (they both wanted to take it home). I don’t know who donated...

08:25 / Newsletter
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