President’s Message
Happy summer, everyone!
As we start another quilt season, I would like to thank everyone for their faith in me, and I will do my best to keep the guild a fun place. I would also like to congratulate the show team for a wonderful quilt show.
For the next month or so I will still be working with Coco to get her up to speed and have that directory off to print. We will start making phone calls to those who have not yet pay dues so that we know and hope that you will continue to spend another year with us.
This position is very new to me, so please be patient as we all transition into new positions.
If you have been in a quilt guild before, please feel free to share with me any new and fun ideas that we can bring to the group. I am always open to listen.
The July meeting will bring us our annual party which I am sure will be loads of fun, so I hope as many of you can make it as possible. So let’s get this party started!!
Angela Smith – President
Membership
Welcome four new members in June: Lydia Figueroa, Patti Gerlite, Carol Miller, and Sheryl Townsend. Please make them feel welcome.
Workshops
We will be celebrating our “Bloom Where You Are Planted Birthday” with a brunch, quilt show reports will be given, and the winning quilts will be revealed. Installation of new officers and all other presentations will be given.
We will play two games of Left/Right/Center, so bring 6- 10″ squares of floral fabrics in order to play.
We will enjoy a brunch provided by the July Hostesses and Dawnell’s cookie favors.
Plan on signing up for Jill Finley’s Applique Workshop. She is teaching turned- under-edge applique. This can be applied by hand or machine. Jill is a nationally known educator and we are so happy to be hosting her.
See you at the Party!
Kathleen Bond – Vice President
ways and means
Opportunity Quilt
We did it!! Our beautiful “LaRosaraie” Opportunity Quilt was a big hit at our “Bloom Where You are Planted” quilt show and we have surpassed our goal and earned a grand total of $5004 for our guild! AND, the winner is … Linda Morriston!!!!!
This was a big project for our Thumb Butte Quilt Guild’s volunteer members to undertake. We started two years ago with the creative group that selected the pattern and fabrics, and then pieced and hand quilted such a stunning quilt. During the last year, our guild members concentrated on marketing and selling raffle tickets at over 30 events. We have been very successful in our endeavor!
I would like to thank everyone that contributed with their time, talents, and donations to the Opportunity Quilt fundraiser in any way!! It doesn’t take a village; it takes a wonderful guild!
Kathy Spry – Opportunity Quilt Chair
Hostesses
July hostesses are: Kathy Spry, Nancy Stewart, Laura Stone, Erin Sullivan, Joy Swartz, Barbara Sweeney, Susan Sweet, Pauline Singleton, Carolyn Godfrey, Marie Gniazdowski, and Pamela Hengeveld.
If you cannot attend the meeting, when it is your turn to be a hostess by bringing a treat, please arrange to trade with someone. Plan to arrive early for setup and stay for cleanup.
Birthdays
Birthday celebrants – When it’s your birthday month, bring a wrapped gift suitable for a quilter, something you would like to receive, with a value of at least $10.
July Birthdays — Jude Bentley, Judith Rittner, Kim Keogh, Sue Parks, Patti Gerlite, and Rosemary Driscoll.
Community service
Handmade Hugs / Community Service has had a very successful year. Members have donated yardage, batting, their quilting and sewing skills, and most of all—their time.
Our beneficiaries have been Dignity Cancer Infusion Center, Teen Closet, Gentiva Hospice, Dignity Birthing Center, and Good Samaritans. There have been 95 lap size or larger quilts given away and over 200 baby blankets, over 300 burp cloths in addition to over 3 dozen crocheted infant caps and blankets made by Dianna Dunn. At least 20 of the larger quilts were given to Market Place for sale at our June show.
Six to eight people have met regularly at Stoneridge Community Center to work on projects. Olivia Turnham & Jamie Davis have contributed cut flannel for kits that are sewn on workdays or offered at our meetings. Kits for teen blankets and lap size quilts are also available at meetings.
Faith Chaney and Olivia Turnham – Co-Chairs
quilt show
A giant “THANK YOU” to all the ladies and gentlemen who helped this year’s Quilt Show become such a success! What a wonderful thing to see how well we all worked together. Like a “well-oiled” machine.
How quickly everything went up and came down, WOW! Kristine and I would like to shout out to everyone who made things for the Marketplace and all who signed up to work. There were so many unique and great things to choose from that everyone found something that they could love. We heard only great reviews from the quilters and visitors alike who came to the show. It was a beautiful show from all angles.
Every area made or exceeded their goals but for a few exceptions. This is how we make the money to keep us going and you should all be proud of the Amazing Guild we are a part of.
Thank you again,
Cathy Day (Co-Chair & Marketplace) and Kristine White (Marketplace).
Way to go TBQG’s Bloom Where You Are Planted!
What a great three days of fun and fellowship with great attendance and everyone pitching in to help make our show a great success!
Kudos to all who helped hang the quilts, set up displays, sold raffle tickets, as well as bought said tickets!
As of this writing we don’t know what the bottom line is, but whatever it turns out to be, we will be blessed and grateful.
So many beautiful quilts, colorful vendor displays, sewing machines to add to our ‘wish’ lists and beautiful handmade Marketplace items.
Thank you all for your time, dedication and effort in making our show successful and enjoyable!
Remember, Bloom Where You Are Planted, wherever you may be.
Blessings,
Nan DeChant – Show Chair