president’s message
Dear TBQ Friends,
Life is like a quilt… Years bound together, Established with family and friends, Backed with tradition, Stitched with love, With cornerstones placed carefully, to create a one of-a-kind journey through time.
Your TBQ Board is working through this stressful time to get things figured out. Carolyn Edwards (President-Elect) and I are working closely together. We have found out from the Church Pastor that we cannot meet in May. He said if the Governor opened up some of the restrictions that he does not want outside groups coming into their church for a month, which is very understandable. So, I cannot really give you a time as to when we will be together again. We have some things we are supposed to get done before we move into a new guild year but due to our current quarantine, they may not get done on time.
We are very thankful for all of the masks that you (and many other quilters in our area) have made and the efforts of Dawnell Muecke in getting this done for the community. It has really been a huge undertaking and it is wonderful she stepped up to the plate to accomplish this.
I have stitched, formed friendships, laughed, shared secrets, eased burdens, and learned lessons. For this I can be grateful. This is the journey of a quilter.
We hope and pray this message finds you all safe, happy, and healthy. Keep sewing until we meet again.
Hopefully, see you soon!
Linda Craig – TBQ President 2019-2020
Membership
There is some guild business that needs our attention. As most of you know, this is the time of year that we begin collecting dues for the upcoming fiscal year that begins on July 1st, 2020.
According to our Bylaws, (page 18) “Annual dues will be $30.00 for Active Members, payable prior to June 15, each year”.
I am asking for your help in keeping us on schedule as much as possible by mailing in your dues during this downtime we are experiencing. Timely collection of dues will ensure that we have up to date information and are able to get the new directory to the printer in a timely fashion.
PLEASE MAKE YOUR DUES CHECK PAYABLE TO TBQ or THUMB BUTTE QUILTERS AND MAIL DIRECTLY TO DIANNA DUNN:
Dianna Dunn – Chair
Birthdays
Because it is a little uncertain when the next guild meeting will be, we ask that you bring a wrapped gift suitable for a quilter, something you would like to receive with a value of at least $10 to the next scheduled meeting.
May Birthdays: Marilyn Weber, Karen Comeau, Gayle Deboom, Irene Starr, Tess Von Nessi, Anita Wilbur, Mary Anne Meyer, Dagmar Morgan, Tina McCowan, Karen Johnson, Diane Belveal, Suzy Davidson .
Community Service
Adult Center
Are you surviving the QUARANTINE? It’s certainly been a challenge, hasn’t it? With any luck at all, you’ve found and are following “Pluto”. She’s a Schnauzer who has been talking us “two-leggeds” through this pandemic. Find her at Pluto Living. 🙂
We took down all of Jane’s eleven quilts that have been hanging out at the Adult Center since January 8th…because they are taking advantage of the quarantine to p.a.i.n.t.! Woohooo! And we’re not getting back in until the quarantine is lifted. 🙁
WHEN we do get back in, we will exhibit BLUE and YELLOW quilts. And we’ll let you know when that is! Maybe between now and then, I can round up that last blue and yellow quilt that I need. If you have one in the “SMALL” category, please let me know…SMALL is 45″ to 60″ wide.
And after that, I think it would be fun to “spotlight” a mini-group’s quilts. Can it be your mini-group? Please, please, please let me know! We would need SIX large quilts and FOUR small quilts. Here are the measurements:
Quilt Sizes Needed:
LARGE: 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)
SMALL: from 45″ to 60″ wide, any length. (Need FOUR.)
Carolyn Edwards – Chair