Quilt Plano 2024

By Laurie Lumston

It’s Show Time! Thank you to all the volunteers who have put in many hours to make this show fabulous! And thank you to the Guild members who entered their quilts! Without the quilts and the volunteers, we don’t have a show!

Our Guild’s August meeting is at the Plano Event Center on Thursday evening. Make sure to check in at the Membership table to get your Member’s Choice ballot!

Social Time: 6:00-6:30 (check out the Mini Quilt Auction!)

Meeting: 6:30-7:00 (Including the introduction of the 2025 slate of officers, and the announcement of the Mayor’s Choice Award and Best of Show Awards)

Show Preview: 7:00-9:00 Open to Guild members and their families, vendors, Seminar attendees, and quilt entrants. 

We’ll see you at Quilt Plano 2024! You are welcome to volunteer even if you didn’t sign up. There’s always a place for a helping hand anytime between Tuesday and Saturday! Stop by the Volunteer’s Room to see what’s available and jump in. We’d love to have you!

And one last call for anyone who might want to be part of the QP25 Committee! This year’s show is a great place to shadow and learn the ropes! Please reach out to Laurie Lumston or Carol Truscott to explore the committee openings. 

Letter from the President

By Jeanne Vogel

And just like that, it’s showtime!! Yes, it’s time to finish sewing on those sleeves and labels!

While I’ve always volunteered at the quilt show every year it has been a fascinating time to see how many facets of putting on a quilt show and how many moving parts it takes to bring it to birth–much like putting all the pieces of a quilt together. Come and spend a couple of hours volunteering at the show. It is so fun to get to know others while working together and make lasting friendships.

And check out our great website!! Thanks to the hard work of Kris O’Connor we have a new home page and lots of our programs going into 2025 are posted. It’s going to be a great time to be a member!!

So, at the show come to the Membership & Programs table to renew your membership, buy a show pin and sign up for the upcoming workshops all together to checkout with one swipe/check or cash payment.

Remember Show Preview hours are earlier–so we have time to see all the quilts (and a few vendors) before the crowd comes on Friday morning!  

Dates to remember:

Aug. 6-10 — Quilt Week 2024

Aug. 6—Drop off quilts 8–1pm—-hanging quilts until we are done

Aug. 8—Quilt Show meeting and Preview Night at the Plano Event Center with your family

Aug. 9 &10 — Quilt Show 9-5 both days

Aug. 9 &10 — Quilt Judging Seminar

Aug. 13 — Community Sew Day at Plano Sewing Center

Aug. 26 —Board meeting

Sep. 12—Guild meeting

A gentleman donated a small bag of silk ties. Let me know if you are interested.

Nominating Committee Report

By Sara Lindsay

QGP Nominating Committee Announcement

This year’s nominating committee is composed of Sara Lindsay, Roxy Gross, Jana McBroom, Sue Rostosky, Caryn Schniederjan, Sarah Krauss, and representing the board are Debbie Blair and Valerie Schlake.  Six of the 2024-2025 positions will be filled with two members being Co-VP’s. The positions listed below will be announced at the August meeting. Voting will occur at the September meeting.

The positions are:

President - Jeanne Vogel

Co VP Membership – Ann Lau

Co VP Membership – Christi Ables

Co-VP Guild Activities - Chris Fredericks

Co-VP Guild Activities – Anna Marie Larrabee 

Co VP Community Service – Debbie Blair

Co VP Community Service – Val Schlake

Co VP Education – Lorrie Gray

Co VP Education – Debbie Burns

Co VP Finance – Donna Petrick

Co VP Finance – Penny Reeves

VP Media – Kris O’Connor

Co VP Programs - Beth Swiatek

Co VP Programs – Linda Sullivan

Quilt Show Chair – Laurie Lumston

Secretary – Ginny Cherry

We thank those members continuing leadership and those who are our newest candidates. Sara Lindsay will make the announcement at the August meeting.

Membership

By Raj Aggarwal and Barbara Goetz

The July meeting was held at the Best Little Retreat Center with speaker Kerri Green. It was attended by 67 members, with 8 guests and 24 members attending on Zoom. The raffle prizes were won by Cindy Fanning, Pam Wingate, Tara McCrory, and Deanna Tucker. Debbie Smith won the  prize donated by “Beach Bags by Betty”.

Programs and Workshops

By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan

Have you been enjoying your summer?  Hope Sew! Your board has been hard at work booking Programs for 2025 and we are very excited to share the results!  Come visit the Programs table at the Show to see the cool speakers and workshops we have lined up for you.  Registration sheets and flyers will be available.  Renew your Guild membership and sign up for workshops. Check and check!!!  Behind the scenes work is in progress getting details loaded on the website and connecting workshops to Paypal.  Website signup is already available to learn how to make a New York Beauty quilt with Linda Hahn this October… or print out a Registration sheet below and mail it in!  See you at Quilt Plano 2024!

September Guild Meeting - Thursday, September 12, 2024

In-House Presentation by our Community Service Duo Val Schlake and Debbie Blair

October Guild Meeting - Thursday, October 10, 2024

Lecture: New York Beauty State Of Mind presented by Linda Hahn

Guild Activities

By Chris Fredericks

August has arrived.  It’s typically the lazy day summer month when one sits back, relaxes, picks up a good book, enjoys family time with a picnic or barbeque and perhaps tops it off with a delicious dish of ice cream.  On the flip side, in actuality, August for the Quilters Guild of Plano brings about a rush of excitement and a bit of summer frenzy.  How much fun will we all have at the Quilt Show!  I’m looking forward to my first show and have already signed up to volunteer some time.  I hope you have too!  And when all is said and done - perhaps I’ll enjoy a dish of ice cream while mulling over the wonderful show.  

I believe this past year offered members so many opportunities to have fun and to show our creativity.  

September will bring about new guild activities and I’m hopeful that we will have another fabulous year!

Enjoy the Quilt Show!

Community Service

By Debbie Blair and Val Schlake

Quilt Show month is upon us and everyone is so excited. It feels like it is going to be a grand event!  This will be my first Plano Quilt Show and I am looking forward to being a part of it and seeing everyone there! 

August Sew Day: We want to let everyone know that Community Service will be holding Sew Day August 13th and you are invited. We meet the second Tuesday of the month at Plano Sewing Center from 10am until 2pm and do what we love to do…SEW.  Bring your sewing machine and basic sewing supplies and we will provide the rest. 

Grab and Go: We will be accepting Community Service Grab and Go projects during Sew Day.  We have a number of quilts that need binding along with kits to complete. If you can lend a hand, stop by during Sew Day and “grab“ one up to complete.

Thanks for all you do!

Education

By Liz Beaty and Lorrie Gray

Did you miss last month’s demonstration?  It was simple, but helpful, if you ever use white-on-white fabrics. You know it can be difficult to distinguish which side is up when working with these basic backgrounds.  Simply grab a black light and shine it on your fabric.  On the right side, you’ll see a distinct contrast between the fabric and the print.  On the wrong side, there’s no contrast.  If you don’t have a black light, you can find several options on Amazon for just a few dollars.  Search for “black light flashlight.”  

Sunshine and Shadows

Did you hear? Evelyn Cheek's quilt entry is going to be hanging at the Houston International Quilt Show!

Record Your Volunteer Hours!

By Tisha Harms

We want to know what you are up to.  Record your volunteer hours and receive a volunteer bar for 30 hours of service!   For volunteering at Quilt Plano 2024, you will receive a charm for your bar! 

To record your hours just email volunteer_hours@qgplano.org.  If you do not have access to a computer, you can call Tisha Harms at 214.316.5066.

Record your hours at your convenience – daily, weekly, monthly or once a year noting the following categories:   Community Service,  Show, Education or Guild Work.

Send an email or make a call and we will keep track of your hours for you.    

When you have reached 30 hours, we will notify you that your bar can be picked up at the next general meeting!  

You can purchase a Vintage Sewing Machine pin for $5.00 at any guild meeting to hang you bar and charm on.For more information, contact Tisha Harms (214-316-5066 or volunteer_hours@qgplano.org).

Happy August Birthdays:

Happy August Birthdays to these members:

• 2- Penny Grego
• 3- Carol Van Gordon, Debbie Blair
• 5- Linda Bartley
• 6- Debbie Nichols, Beth Swiatek
• 7- Kathryn Bernstein
• 10- Renee Baron, Ann Lau
• 11- Pam Carroll
• 13- Becky Pitre, Mary Bishop
• 14- Linda Sullivan, Pat Wiant
• 16- Jennifer Nail
• 18- Pam Wingate
• 19-Lynne Fritsche
• 22- Marietta DeMoss
• 23- Lut deMeulder
• 25- Donna Hougen, Sandie Griego, Mary Frances O’Neil
• 27- Christina Thompson
• 30- Elizabeth Arellano, Chris Cessnun
• 31- Mary Miner

BeeKeeper Buzz:

Great news!!  Bonnie Cook is interested in hosting an evening Small Group (Bee) for women who aren’t available during the day. Please email her at bcook111698@gmail.com

News from the Zoom Bees

Pieceful Organization - Sarah Krauss, Jeanne Vogel, Monica Hendewerk

Every Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm -- Join us any week you can!

Need a friend to relieve clutter, stress, struggles and feelings of being overwhelmed?  We are Zooming using the inspiration from a workshop we attended.  Organization will change your clutter and chaos to start the day fresh with your stuff organized.  Less chaos leads to more productive quilt making!  Please contact mhendewerk@gmail.com for the zoom link.

Free Motion Quilting Bee (we actually sew during the meeting!) – Monica Hendewerk

Hoop It Up!  Come join us for a machine embroidery Zoom meeting.  Contact Donna Petrick – donna.petrick16@gmail.com to get the link for the monthly meeting on the third Thursday each month from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.  We share ideas and hints as well as sew during the call.  We are working on our challenge for the QP2024 show.

From the Bee Keeper -- In Person Meetings

Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends- Jeanne Vogel: pickincotton26@verizon.net

• Meeting at the Best Little Retreat Center in Texas  from 9am-9pm.
• Singer Featherweight sewing machines where we share tips for caring for the machine, our best notions, and have several members experienced with problem-solving both machine and quilting problems.
• Make your reservation by calling 469-708-2378 or email: info@blrcit.com   
• Either bring your lunch or we'll go out as a group to eat together.

Sew Happy Quilters - Aurora Chancy achancy@msn.com  

• • 1st and 3rd Thursday 9-4pm  
  • Sam Johnson Recreation Center @  401 W 16th St.  Plano, TX  
  • Bring your own project, sewing machine & supplies
  • We have lunch together at the Gazebo Cafe for $5 or less.

Sit N Sew Community Service Day–Val Schlake & Debbie Blair–communityservice@qgplano.org

• 2nd Tuesday from 10-2 pm
• Plano Sewing Center, 2070 Spring Creek Pkwy # 326, Plano, TX
• Bring your sewing machine and sewing supplies.

Monthly Meeting Photos

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General Meeting Minutes

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Board Meeting Minutes

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