Letter from the President

By Linda Neal

I have been a quilter now for 16 years.  When I started, I was just looking for a creative outlet away from cross stitching.  After making a million little X’s on aida cloth, I was ready for a change.  I went to the Dallas quilt show.  I could not believe the quilts, the vendors, the people.  It was a loud and vibrant convention center with people all enjoying a common interest--quilting. 

I purchased a machine and started taking some classes.  I heard about quilt guilds, but I did not think I was good enough to join a guild.  But, over time, I met a lady in a class who invited me to visit her guild and attend a retreat.  It was then that I realized that quilting was not just about sewing pieces together with a  perfect ¼ inch seam.   Quilting was about socializing.  Guild meetings are  just a big party every month for quilters.  And small groups--those are just like block parties with your neighbors.

And then COVID-19 hit.  All the parties came to an abrupt halt.  No quilt shows, no guild meetings, and not even a block party.  But, as quilters we adapted.  We have found another way to party--online with Zoom.  Guild meetings, small groups, and even some quilt shows are happening.  We are once again gathering and sewing.  Instead of speakers traveling to lecture, they are able to “Zoom” into our houses.  Small groups are organizing and thriving. I have joined a class on Zoom where the instructor is in the San Francisco Bay area.  It all kind of reminds me of that line in Jurassic Park, “ Life will find a way.” 

Renew your membership today.  Come out and join us on Zoom.  Join us at guild meetings with an awesome line up of Zoom speakers.  Join us in the small groups we are organizing. In September we are starting with small groups for Featherweights, Machine Embroidery, Hand Applique and English Paper Piecing.  Yes, it is different. But, we will still all be together doing what we love. And together we will get through 2020!  Happy Stitching.

2020 Raffle Quilt

By Donna Petrick

Congratulations to Tina Connolly for winning the two beautiful raffle quilts for this year!!  We had a nice turnout on Saturday, August 8th to turn in community service items and to draw for the quilts.  We made just over $4000 which though not as much as we had hoped was still a nice sum.  Thank you to all of you who bought tickets and made donations.

Let’s hope that next year we get to have a quilt show and make money on our next quilt.

Programs

By Jeanne Smith

The guest speaker for our September Zoom guild meeting has changed. Leo Ransom, who was previously scheduled, will be rescheduled when we are able to meet in person again.

We now will welcome Ellen Lindner! Ellen comes to us from Melbourne, Florida.

She is a talented quilt artist and teacher, who is passionate about making fabric into art.  She says, “I make art for the pure joy of doing so!”  Known for its strong contrasts and vivid colors, her art has been shown throughout the United States, and beyond, has been commissioned by several well-known hospitals, and has been published in several magazines. Ellen has been seen on Quilting Arts TV, where she taught some of her techniques.  She’s also written two books and several magazine articles.

Her work is very diverse, ranging from pictorial still lifes to modernist abstracts.  In addition to using commercial fabrics, Ellen has recently started dying much of her own fabric. This enlivens her pieces and gives her one more way to control the results. She works in a freeform collage style, while borrowing heavily from traditional quilt making techniques.

Guild Meeting – Thursday, September 10, 2020

Ellen Lindner – Lecture: Adventures in Color 

Color is the first thing we notice about a quilt. It either attracts us or repels us. Learn how to avoid color surprises in your quilts, and how to get color to work for you. Basic color theory is explained in simple terms, and demonstrated with fabulous quilts. A variety of different color combinations are discussed, from subdued to dramatic.

Quilt Plano 2021

By Donna Petrick

It certainly seems strange to be thinking about 2021 quilt show when we ought to just be recovering from the 2020 show.  But that is what this year has brought to us.   We will have a zoom show meeting later this year to talk about our options.

If you are interested in being on the show committee, please contact me.  We can always have more than one person doing any job.  It helps with the learning curve for each job.  I’m not sure what positions will be open at this point.  But we will put you to work.

I still have not disposed of the old hanging system and would like to clear it out of the storage unit in the near future.  If you know of anyone who could use wooden poles in various lengths, send them my way.

Community Service

By Dolores Williams and Valerie Salter

Community Service is remaining active during the Pandemic. I have been taking about one day a week and doing community service sewing.  So far I have made about twelve tops and have sewn at least 50 backs for the quilt tops we have stored in the ‘Barn’. For a while our charities were not allowing donations to come in.  They are now opening their doors to donations and are ready to accept quilts, huggies, baby hats, etc.  We are collecting donations from members and distributing them to our organizations. 

We will have another pick-up and drop-off day on September 22, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.  More information about where will be posted on the website plus we will have an email go out for a reminder.

Both Valerie and I will be returning as co-chairs of Community Service next year and hope to keep the guild’s momentum going forward for helping our communities’ charities. I want to mention that we have a lot of fabric stored in my ‘Barn’ (an air conditioned metal building that is 24’ x 30’).  If you would like to do community service sewing but are running out of fabric (Ha, Ha), we have plenty stored here.  Some people send me a shopping list and I pull fabrics they need.  Others come out and pick their own.  We need to remember that this fabric is owned by the guild for guild use, so please feel free to use it to make things for our charities. We use the fabric to make kits for tops and then make the backings.  Smaller pieces are used for pillowcases.  We are hoping to start making kits for tops again.  We will not be having our Community Service Sew days for a while yet, but the patterns we make are easy and fun to make.  We will be distributing them at the drop-off, pick-up day. 

Quilts Made by Members for Community Service

New Sewing Bees

By Donna Petrick

At the August Zoom guild meeting, Linda and I announced we were interested in starting some new “bees” with our guild and holding them via Zoom. Since then Jeanne Vogel volunteered for one also. Information is listed below for the Bees and contact information. We will also post it on our website under Activities – Small Groups

• Machine Embroidery Group – anyone interested in meeting about machine embroidery, please contact Donna Petrick (petrickdl@outlook.com).  We are going to meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10:00 am. Our first Zoom meeting will be September 17th. You will need to register with me so that I can extend the invitation to the meeting.
• Singer Featherweight -- anyone owning a featherweight machine and interested in joining a "bee," please contact Jeanne Vogel (pickincotton26@verizon.net). We will continue to meet with the same schedule. Those who have not previously notified me, please email me to get the invitation to join the Zoom meeting.
  • • Chicks with Feathers—3rd Saturday @ 1pm — Sept. 19, Oct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19 (Formerly meeting at Sunrise of Plano).  
    • Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends--(Formerly meeting at Best Little Retreat Center in Texas)--1pm — Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Nov. 27, no meeting in Dec. 2020. 
• English Paper Piecing -- Whether you like to glue baste, or thread baste your papers--all are welcome.  You just need  a love for English Paper Piecing to join our group.  We are meeting on Zoom at 10:00 on Sept 22, Oct 20, Nov 17 and Dec 15. Contact Linda Neal (lindanealmck@hotmail.com) to be added to the list and a Zoom link will be sent out the day before.  
• Hand Applique -- Love to hand applique?  Grab your  WIP ( Work in Progress) and let’s all stitch together.  Our meeting dates for 2020 are:  Sept 29, Oct 13, Nov 10 and Dec 8. We will start at 10:00.   Email Linda Neal at lindanealmck@hotmail.com to join or for any questions.  A Zoom link will be sent out the day before.

Do YOU want to lead and start a guild small group? Contact Linda Neal.  We are open to adding other small groups to the list.

More Projects Completed

Guild Activities

By Leigh Knox

Happy September Everybody.  Surely fall is just around the corner.  Happy Birthday to all of us September babies!  Mine usually falls on Labor Day weekend, and so I milk it for a week!  My poor husband.

So I hope everyone enjoyed the table runners.  All of my fabric is packed up and in storage so I have not had a chance yet to make anything.  The only thing not packed are quilts that need bindings (yawn, lol). 

For September I have a super simple tote.  If you have been looking for something to do with those charm packs that you’ve been hoarding - this is it! The pattern will be uploaded to the website under activities. 

Enjoy and please send us pictures of your totes and your table runners!

Membership

By  Sue Rentz & Karen Edmondson

Our August Zoom meeting attendance increased to approximately 73 members.  We’re looking forward to having a speaker in September, so our numbers should continue to rise.  We awarded door prizes using a random number generator to Bri Loftis, Mary Ellen England, Ginny Cherry, and Aggie Meszaros.  Thanks go to the donors of our door prizes:  Box Car Quilts, Not Your Mama’s Quilt Store, Sew Let’s Quilt It, and Rockin’ Bobbin.

Membership dues for the year 2020-2021 are now coming in.  Our quilt show normally brings in lots of new members plus renewals, but that wasn’t to be this year, thanks to the global pandemic.  We know that our loyal members will want to renew now, as we need to support our guild during these difficult times.

There are two ways to pay your dues, and you can pick the one that works best for you.

• By credit card:  Login under membership, click the button labeled Pay Your Dues, and fill in necessary information to charge to a credit card.
• By check:  Under the membership heading on the website, click on Membership, then Membership Information.  In the first paragraph on that page, click on Membership Form.  Print the form that appears and mail it with your check for $30 to the post office box indicated on the form.

• 9/1 -- Elaine (Sue) Bowe
• 9/1 -- Katherine Berend
• 9/2 -- Martha O'Grady
• 9/3 -- Tom DeMoss
• 9/5 --  Leigh Knox
• 9/5 -- Margaret Wolf
• 9/5 -- Rodawna Wiant
• 9/7 --  Fran Levy
• 9/8 -- Debra Linker
• 9/10 -- Leanna B. Williams
• 9/10 -- M.J. Fielek
• 9/11 -- Janet Carver
• 9/11 -- LaDawn Dalley
• 9/13 -- Gwenn Erlinger
• 9/16 -- Beverly Driscoll
• 9/17 -- Valerie Salter
• 9/18 -- Carolyn Miller
• 9/23 -- Dena Smith
• 9/23 -- Terry Johnston
• 9/24 -- Betty Moreland
• 9/25 -- Patsy Padgett
• 9/26 -- Susan Gipp
• 9/26 -- Sally Hamilton
• 9/29 -- Carole Glover
• 9/29 -- Gwen Schroth
• 9/29 -- Marilou Wimmer

Stocking and Pet Beds Report

By Martha O'Grady

I finally got around to counting the stockings, a little less than 1600. The ones in the “barn” will probably put us over that amount. Good work guys! I am so glad that we completed this before the shutdown. I hate to think how we might have been scrambling to complete this project as the deadline came. Y’all are so wonderful!

I contacted Soldiers Angels to get the process started of passing them along. In the past, we have met at the Starbucks across the street from Joann’s in McKinney. Not sure how we will get drop off to work now. We shall see.

Yep, I still have beds donated in March.  YAY.

Most of you know that one of the small groups in our guild is “Art Quilter’s of Plano”. We take turns demoing a technique, and I had signed up for June. Since our group is no longer meeting, I did mine totally online using stocking leftovers, and the tutorial is on the Facebook group, including pictures of each step, if anyone is interested. I will have a very beautiful quilt when I’m done.

A friend from church gave me a big bag of quilt leftovers. Mixed together I found yardage, fabric that I can use for stockings, fat quarters still in their packaging, fabric and batting pieces big enough to be cut up and used, crumbs, sliver trims; a very nice assortment. Very little of it needed to be put into a pet bed. No, I don’t want anyone else to do the same. That would be quite overwhelming if everybody did it. My point is that we need to be creative with our leftover chunks of fabric, as shelters are taking fewer beds.

I also found something that I had not seen before. My friend had taken a jelly roll of batting and cut it into about 10 inch sections then used it for crumb piecing. Crumbs are pieces that most of us would discard, but that measure at least 1.5 inches. She sewed these crumbs going down the length of each and it yielded units of about 2.5 inches by 10 inches, batting on one side and fabric on the other. She made dozens of these. She had taken one, and put a backing onto it, making a bookmark sized little quilt. My guess is she did what I have done so many times. She came up with a grand idea, spent lots of time working on it, and at the very last step found out that OH, NO! It doesn’t really work. So, I took them and applied them to a fat quarter. The joining method that I used was the same on most of us use when we join sections of batting. I zigzagged between two. After each seam, I checked and made sure I was happy before doing the next.  POOF! I had a “pieced” cuddle. It turned out really cute.  It is ready for the next Community Service drop off. I did a bunch more. I will have several cuddles to take. 

I saw an article about taking what I would call slivers and threads and making a new fabric out of them. She arranged them between a sandwich of wash-away stabilizer, and then stippled all over it. After washing away the stabilizer, she had a new fabric to be used as embellishment or whatever. It was very pretty.

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Letter from the President

By Linda Neal

What a great first Zoom meeting! We had great participation and I have received lots of positive feedback. Thank you Diane Poor for being our Zoom moderator. It was so great to “see” everyone and visit--even if it was only on my iPad. Quilting is such a social activity, and I have really missed all of my “quilty” friends.  

As we enter August, I thought we would be counting down to Quilt Plano 2020. Never in a million years did I think my first year as guild President would be learning to navigate Zoom, leading board meetings on Zoom, and trying to figure out how to keep the guild running while we all “shelter in place.” Don’t even get me started on sewing masks.... The crowning glory was that Quilt Stores were considered “essential businesses” and could remain open when many businesses were forced to close. As quilters, we already knew that quilt stores were essential. Now it’s official.

As much as I hate staying home, I will admit that I have loved every minute I have spent quilting. Three weeks ago, I added the “Elevate” computer to my Gammill. I have been quilting Community Service quilts like a crazy person. Who knew it could be so much fun??!! It’s amazing to me that even a plain top can be made beautiful with a simple edge to edge pattern. I have tried all different patterns so I can see how they “stitch out.” I am just about ready to load number 50- it’s unbelievable how fast a computerized machine can quilt. I get some housework done while the rows are stitching. Maybe someday I will quilt some of the finished tops that have been aging in my closet. But for now, the guild has tons of tops that need quilting. Never a dull moment.

Have a great month everyone and stay safe! I hope to see you on Zoom at the next guild meeting. If you haven’t tried Zoom--give it a try. It’s very easy to navigate. Send in your pictures for show and tell. I know lots of UFOs are getting finished! And if you need a new project--Guild Activities has a link to two beautiful table runners. Happy Stitching!

Quilt Plano 2020 Raffle Tickets

By Donna Petrick

It’s almost time!! We need to sell as many tickets in the next two weeks as we possibly can. Those who want to be in attendance for the drawing are certainly welcome to attend. We will meet on the parking lot, east side of the Plano Event Center, under the trees. Drawing will be at 3:30 on Saturday, August 8th as stated on our tickets.

Thank you to those of you who have returned your stubs and bought more tickets. If you need more tickets to sell, please let me know. We can make arrangements to meet.

As an additional note to community service, City Place has been in need of larger lap quilts as they have taken in a number of teenagers during this time. We delivered 22 larger quilts with pillowcases this past week. But that took most of that size quilts that we have ready. 

Programs

By Jeanne Smith

Hello, my fellow quilters! How I miss you all! Our last quilt meeting via Zoom was the next best thing to meeting in person. It was a great experience and to actually see friends’ faces and to hear your voices was wonderful.

I am pleased to announce that each guest speaker that was scheduled for the Fall has agreed to present his or her guild lecture via Zoom:

• September - Leo Ransom
• October – Carmen Geddes 
• November – Katie Pasquini Masopust 

At our September Zoom guild meeting, Leo Ransom will conduct a presentation. Leo is so well known for his outstanding quilt portraits. He belongs to the Sherman Quilt Guild, right up the road in Sherman, Texas. Leo has won awards as a mixed media artist and as a quilt artist. He states, “My most prized win is my “1st Place victory" in the Master's Art category of the Dallas Quilt Show in 2018.”

Quilt Plano 2020/21

By Donna Petrick

I will certainly miss seeing all of you at the quilt show this year. But there is always next year and we will plan on a really great show then.  Later this year, Joan Hammett and I will set up a Zoom meeting for the show committee to discuss plans for 2021.

If you are interested in being on the show committee, please contact me so that I can add you to our list. Not sure what committee openings we will have, but we are sure to have some. Working on the committee and at the quilt show is a great way to meet guild members and make new friends.

Community Service

By Dolores Williams and Valerie Salter

I want to again give many thanks to everyone that turned in quilts and other Community Service items in June.   Our charities are starting to accept items and are in need.  Thanks to our generous members, we were able to deliver 62 quilts, 73 pillowcases, 47 cuddles and 5 baby caps.

The charities we donated to this month are:  The Samaritan Inn, Advocacy Center, Children’s Hospital, and the City Place. 

It feels good to be able to help our community again.

We will have another drop-off, pick-up day on August 8th.  The Quilt Show Committee will be drawing the winner of our raffle quilts on the 8th so Community Service will join them for the pick-up, drop-off day.  We will be at the Plano Event Centre, 2000 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. Plano, TX 75074.  (Where we would normally have our quilt show).  We will be under the trees on the east side of the center, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. 

We will have quilts that need binding and quilt kits and pillowcase kits to give out.  We will take in all the goodies you have been working on for community service.

Guild Activities

By Leigh Knox

Happy Birthday to all our August guys and gals. Hello, August in Texas! Yep, it is hot.

I hope you are enjoying your summer and are enjoying the table runner(s) activity. If you need the patterns, they are up under activities on the website.

Stay cool and stay hydrated. 

Membership

By Sue Rentz and Karen Edmondson

It was wonderful to see so many members at our first Zoom guild meeting. It was hard to get an exact count, but we estimate that there were 65 members present. We were glad to be able to award several door prizes after members signed in to Chat, and we used a random number generator to make the awards. The winners were Donna Petrick, Terry Reisinger, Michael Davison, and Judy Johnson. Our prizes were graciously given by Quarter Squared Quilts, Stitchin’ Heaven, Box Car Quilts, and Against the Grain.

• John Worley  --  8/1
• Susan Berger  --  8/3
• Jamie Moilanen  --  8/3
• Emma Guillen  --  8/5
• Linda Bartley  --  8/5
• Beth Swiatek  --  8/6
• Cindy Skarin  --  8/6
• Lorraine Morse  --  8/7
• Renee Baron  --  8/8
• Ivy St. Charles  --  8/9
• Pam Carroll  --  8/11
• Marty Anderson  --  8/13
• Mary Bishop  --  8/13
• Tracie Williams  --  8/13
• Ginger Murphy  --  8/14
• Linda Sullivan  --  8/14
• Pat Wiant  --  8/14
• Virginia Hauer  --  8/16
• Pam Wingate  --   8/18
• Lynne Fritsche  --  8/19
• Deb Putman  --  8/21
• Marcia Harwood  --  8/21
• Marinetta DeMoss  --  8/22
• Mary Ellen England  --  8/22
• Mary Lidster  --  8/22
• Lut DeMeulder  --  8/23
• Mary Frances O'Neil  --  8/25
• Sandie Griego  --  8/25
• Dorthy Guillen  --  8/26
• Christine "Chris" Cessnun  --  8/30
• Diana Collins  --  8/30
• Elizabeth Arellano  --  8/30

Stocking and Pet Beds Report

By Martha O'Grady

Not much to report on with our stockings as I am sure that most of you are making masks at a feverish pace. Isn’t it lucky that we finished the stockings before all of this started?

If anyone would like to come by my house and pick up stocking kits, call me. Tell me how many you need, and any interesting details that either could or could not be reported here. Let me know which.

As we continue to do our part in facing this historic pandemic, it is easy to begin to have tunnel vision and to think of only what we, ourselves are experiencing in our own little microcosm. Here is a picture of some of the soldiers serving in the Middle East. Note their restrooms in the background, port-o-lets, yuck!  We think that it is hot here, but in some places where soldiers are, it is much hotter. Any of y’all who are veterans know some of what these brave folks face every day. Thanks to each of you for everything you have done to support this ministry. Also, notice that their masks do not match. That tells me that they have been the recipients of the generosity of folks just like you!

Here is the latest from Soldiers Angels: Since the start of the pandemic, the army has dispatched over 50,000 soldiers to states across the country to help build hospitals, support hospital staff, delivered food, even managed nursing homes and other facilities.

So, let’s have some happier news. Little Patrick is now 4 months old. I am not the least prejudiced when I say that he is the cutest baby of all time!

I have been working on one of my “bucket list” items, also known as a golden UFO (one more than 10 years old). I had made all of the arcs a few years back and then got busy with other projects. When it surfaced in the churning black hole that is my sewing room, I realized that some of my little trapezoid-shaped wedges were now rotten. After ripping and tearing those out and remaking the arcs, I had quite a pile of small useless pieces of fabric, enough to fill a pet bed. Well, not quite, but that is where they went. After a couple of days of work, I was where I thought I had been when I opened my tub.

All of this is to make a point. When working with older fabric, make sure it is still good BEFORE you sew it into something! If it turns out that the piece is not good anymore, it can stuff a pet bed!

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Plano Event Center
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX. 75074

Programs

By Jeanne Smith

Guild Meeting: August 8, 2019
Quilt Show Preview Night
Plano Event Center
2000 East Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074

Summer is winding down and out Quilt Show 2019 team is gearing up for what will be another spectacular quilt show for the Quilters Guild of Plano! Remember that there will be no guest speaker nor workshops this month. Our focus and inspiration will be the quilt show.

Guild Meeting:  October 10, 2019
Melinda Bula – Developing the Artist Within
Through Quilts and Wearable Arts

Before I tell you about Melinda’s quilt journey, I want everyone to know about the tragedy that struck Melinda and her family. It was this Spring when the Camp fires broke out in California. Melinda’s newly built home and possessions were destroyed. Her husband had time to save computers and quilts! We are so fortunate to have Melinda come and share her talent and artistry with our guild.

Melinda has been in love with fabric all her life and knew when she was 16 years old that she was going to be an artist, which became her major in college. She worked in the interior design field for 15 years as a fabric and wallpaper designer. She and her husband, Joe, started their own wallpaper and fabric design business in 1988. The company, Melinda Bula Designs, sold their hand silk-screened wallpapers and fabrics nationwide.

Since 1996, she has been involved in quilting and wearable arts. Her sense of color and design has won her numerous awards for both quilts and wearable arts.

Her Fabulous Fusible Flowers quilts are unique. With the wonderful look of a painting, she uses fabric and thread to create beautifully artistic quilts. She has been lecturing and teaching, both in the United States and internationally, which she really loves and has been featured on The Quilt Show. Creating and designing is an obsession with Melinda and whether it is fabric, wallpaper, or quilts, it is her passion. She has written 2 books on her Fabulous Fusible Flowers technique, Cutting Garden Quilts and Candy Cane Lane, both published by the Martingale Company.

Melinda has had the honor of exhibiting her quilts in some amazing venues like the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, Quilt Expo en Beaujolais in France, International Patchwork Festival in Sitges, Spain and at the Texas Quilt Museum.  In 2013 the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky bought Melinda's quilt "And Our Flag was still There!"

Friday Workshop: October 11, 2019
Fabulous Fusible Flowers: Coneflower

Kit Fee - $15

Saturday Workshop: October 12, 2019
Renegade Thread Play Technique

Kit Fee - $15

Community Service

By Linda Neal and Kaye Dunn

The dog days of summer are finally here. The quilt show is just weeks away. But somehow, members are still working on Community Service! Thank you! At last months meeting we had 69 pillowcases, 16 quilt tops, 27 completed quilts and 13 dog beds turned in. But, there is always more! This week, once again, we will be sandwiching quilt tops and we will TRY to get to the bottom of the tubs!

Due to the quilt show, we will not have a Community Service table at the August meeting. We will be hanging Community Service quilts at the quilt show to show our attendees what we donate to the Plano Community. We have many beautiful quilts to show off.

The new website is up and looking great. All of the Community Service tutorials are available to you if you are not sure how to make an item. Just hover over Resources and choose Instructions from the drop down menu. It's easy!

We will see you in September at the guild meeting at the community service table. Until then, Happy Sewing!

Texas Association of Quilt Guilds

By Jeanne Fletcher

Rally Day 2019 is in the bag!!!!!! And it was a great Success. Pam Holland delivered as promised! For those of you who were unable to attend, she had many incredible quilts and such wonderful stories to go along with them. At the end of the day the audience gave her a standing ovation – there is no greater way for an audience to show their appreciation!

I, along with the Rally Day committee want to thank all the Plano guild members who volunteered for their hard work that made Rally Day 2019 a success. You are an enormous reason for the success of Rally Day and the workshops.

And a huge thank you needs to be paid to Sherry Worley and John Worley, because without their hard work and unbelievable knowledge and experience, Rally Day 2019 would not have happened.

Believe it or not, work has begun on Rally Day 2020. There is a new venue and Marti Michell will be the speaker. She was the speaker for the first Rally Day, and it is fitting she will be the speaker to celebrate the 20th Rally Day. But more on that next year in about March.

Letter from the President

By Rose Davis

Quilt Plano 2019 is almost here.  It is exciting to go into our local quilt stores and overhear customers talking about going to our show.  There seems to be a special excitement about this year’s show – I can’t wait to see how it all comes together.

A special thank you to all the volunteers that will be working hard to help make Quilt Plano 2019 a success.  For all you new members, don’t forget our Preview Night. Our August Guild Meeting will take place at the Plano Event Center starting at 6:15. We will have a small business meeting and snacks, then you will be free to enjoy the show.  Also, the mini quilt auction will be open for buy-out quilts only. There is an added plus this year – we will be accepting credit cards for all purchases over $10. There may be a few of our vendors opening their booths during that evening, but it isn’t required.  Programs will be ready to distribute so you can see all of our great vendors and map out who you want to visit on Friday or Saturday.

Please wear your Show Shirts (if you purchased one) during the show. Remember, all of you are ambassadors of our Guild!

Hope to see you all at Quilt Plano 2019!

Quilt Plano 2019

By Julie Brooks

By the time you get this newsletter we will be a week away from the Quilt Show - PLEASE consider volunteering your time to ensure we have a successful show.

Karen, Barbara and I would like to thank everyone who is helping to make this show a huge success. Every little bit helps from the person that made a mini quilt for the auction to buying a raffle ticket or two - this adds to our overall success and future programs and projects that we are able to do in the future.

I am extremely proud to be part of this organization and to all my Committee Members a huge thank you!!!

2019-2020 Nominations

By Jeanne Vogel

Membership

By Carole Glover & Sue Rentz

July’s meeting was in the big room. We were still asking for volunteers to sign up for jobs to help at the Quilt show in August.

We had 104 members present, 11 visitors at the meeting. Several guests asked about the club and we asked them to wait and join in August for our new year. We encouraged them to join at the Quilt show.

We welcomed our visitors, John Soye, Laura Winckel, Victoria Rondeau, Sue Hurth, Debora McFarlin, Trae Flesher, Cindy Skarin, Grace Bishop, Peggy Cord, Carolyn Jestis, and Kelsey Cooley. It was nice to meet all our visitors, and we invited them to come back to another meeting.

July Door Prizes were donated by Best of Bernina, Boxcar Quilts, Not Your Mama’s Quilt store, Fabric Fanatics and Quilt Country Quilt Shop. When you are in their stores, please remember to thank them for their donations.

Hope to see everyone at the August preview night for our next meeting and at the Quilt show.

John Worley         8/1
Jamie Moilanen      8/3
Shirley Thompson   8/4
Sandy Buttine       8/5
Emma Guillen        8/5
Beth Swiatek        8/6
Lorraine Morse      8/7
Renee Baron         8/8
Ivy St Charles      8/9
Pam Carroll         8/11
Marty Anderson      8/13
Mary Bishop         8/13
Pat Dashner         8/13
Linda Sullivan      8/14
Pat Wiant           8/14
Hazel Bailey        8/16
Judy Hilderbrand    8/17
Pam Wingate         8/18
Lynne Fritsche      8/19
Marcia Harwood      8/21
Deb Putman          8/21
Lut DeMeulder       8/23
Terri McCall        8/24
Sandie Griego       8/25
Mary Frances O'Neil 8/25
Jan Dansby          8/26
Elizabeth Arellano  8/30
Christine Cessnun   8/30

Stockings and Pet Beds Report

By Martha O'Grady

I will not have stockings available in August. Like everyone else, I will be focused on our show.  Plus, we have reached our goal of 1000 stockings. Isn't that wonderful? Y'all did a great job. Good work everyone.

I will skip September as well, because my DH and I are getting new floor coverings. We are switching from whole house carpet to whole house hardwood floors. Not looking forward to clearing out my sewing room!

We could really use those wonderful little hand-made gifts such as bookmarks, coasters, mug rugs, pocket Kleenex holders, etc. Y'all made lots of those last year, and they were greatly appreciated. The homeless especially appreciate little sewing kits.

Why do I make suggestions of other smaller projects to make for stockings? There are several reasons. First, little hand-made goodies to go into the stockings truly bless those who keep and have kept us free. It makes them feel loved as no other gift can. Second, it is a good way to teach sewing to a beginner, or to practice a new skill. Third, it is a good use of leftover materials, which we have so much of.

So, what are some ideas? Coasters, mug rugs, prayer squares, all use the same instructions, and take almost no time at all. Pot holders do as well except they need more layers inside.  There are also bookmarks, sewing kits, needle books, etc. We are only limited by our imagination, and our access to Pinterest.

I took 110 pet beds to shelters in our area. We can add Richardson to our list of recipients for a total of six so far. Some have a network with other rescue societies and shelters, so we have the privilege of filling a far reaching need in our area.

Tech Corner

By Caroline Gagnon-Hartman

Do you know that you can sign up online to be a Quilt Plano 2019 volunteer? Yes, and it’s quite simple:

1. Access https://www.qgplano.org/quilt-show/show-volunteers/ to view the days that are available.
2. Click on a day and select the job and the time you want to sign-up for.
3. Enter your information and solve the math equation: The answer is 8!
4. Then click SIGN ME UP!
5. You will receive a confirmation email.

Contact Lori Hutyra if you need more information on becoming a Quilt Plano 2019 volunteer!

See you at the show!

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