By the time you are reading this, we are past Thanksgiving and well into the Holiday planning stages. However, it’s Thanksgiving evening when I’m finally writing my article for this month. So I want to tell you some of the things I’m so thankful for. Of course, God and family first. But next and dear to my heart are the members of the Quilters Guild of Plano. I’m so thankful that many years ago I took a class from Bev Carlsen-Landy at the Plano Rec Center and learned to quilt. She and I became friends and she led me to the Allen Quilt Guild, then QGP and then to Quilters Guild of Dallas. What a journey it has been.

I’ve been active in all the guilds at different times and then settled into QGP as my home guild. I’m thankful for all the friendships I’ve made over the years. Thankful for all the quilting skills and life skills I’ve learned from so many of you. Thankful for the chance to pass on some of the skills I’ve learned to others of you. And, hopefully, we are not yet done.

As we get into the Holiday season and spirit, remember that our December meeting is our Holiday party. The board members will supply snacks, the guild will buy soft drinks and water. If you have a special snack you would like to share, please bring it. We will get a chance to talk to each other and get to know each other better. Please plan to attend.

Michael Davison will unveil the challenge blocks and handle the block swap. We are also looking into some different challenges for this next year. If you have suggestions you can bring that to our attention that night. You might even get a chance to help with a challenge if you choose.

Happy Stitching. Enjoy the holidays!!

Tanglewood Resort and Conference Center

290 Tanglewood Circle

Pottsboro, TX 75076

We are happy to announce that the guild’s annual retreat will be held from Thursday Feb. 16 at 10am through Sunday Feb. 19, 2023 at 3pm at the Tanglewood Resort on Lake Texoma. This is for 4 days and 3 nights stay with 8 meals provided. Refreshment breaks (coffee/tea/water) are provided so just bring your machine and your projects to sew with your friends! Up early or stay late! The guild provides cutting tables, irons and ironing boards.

We will have a Bones Table to pass along your quilting items. (No books please)

A Trash to Treasure Sale will be held on Saturday for an hour for you to sell your quilting items.

A non-refundable deposit will be required to hold your space. The balance will be due by Feb. 1, 2023. The $65 deposit and registration form can be accepted by Jeanne Fletcher at the meeting on Dec. 8 or a check can be mailed to her at: 4202 Spring Meadow Lane, Flower Mound, TX 75028.

The resort has a spa on the property so you can schedule your times by calling them at 903-271-9211 or go to their website at myplacetorelax.com as chair massages are also available.

If you think the world is full of procrastinators and unfinished projects, WRONG! It was very exciting to see the mini-quilts turned in at the November guild meeting, over six months before the deadline. That said, we still need a few dozen more.

We are keeping fingers crossed that we will have raffle tickets for purchase at the December Guild meeting. The Powerball lottery has been won recently; you might as well go with raffle tickets for stocking stuffers. It’s truly a lovely quilt!

The first Show Committee meeting will be via Zoom on Monday, January 16, 2023 at 7 pm. The committee slots described in the October newsletter are, unfortunately, still open. The really hard, time consuming, and potentially stressful jobs have all been snagged. Call me and I’ll fill you in on this easy, fun way to contribute to the Guild. No prior experience or educational requirements. Carolyn @ 469-387-0033

Community Service

By Bonnie Cook

Thanks to the marvelous community service committee, we’re rolling right along, and we plan to deliver quilts completed by the Guild in the last three months to those in need. Everyone should be very proud of our work in giving others warmth and a metaphorical hug because of the time we spend with needle, thread, and fabric. I’ll share photos in next month’s newsletter.

If you’ve missed the opportunity to attend one of our Sit and Sews, you’re missing out. We sew on the second Tuesday of each month. The next Sit and Sew is December 13 at The Plano Sewing Center. We sew from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. An added benefit to attending is the number of friends you’ll make along the way. I promise you’ll find a delightful group of people who share the same passion for quilting as you do. I know anytime I’ve attended anything sponsored by the Guild, I leave blessed to have made a new friend.

**Worker Bees – Third Thursday on Zoom – Sharon McGinnis**

We are buzzing with excitement to start this new group! Held via Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Our next meeting is December 15th at 6:30 pm. This small group is a great fit for anyone with time available in the evenings. This group will include ANY type of quilting activity—piecing, hand quilting, machine quilting, embroidery, you name it. The name of our game is friendship and fellowship around our virtual quilting circle. Contact Sharon McGinnis at sharon.mcginnis@verizon.net to be added to the roster and a Zoom link will be sent out a day or two before each meeting. Any questions can also be directed to Sharon at 972-467-5799.

Sew Happy Quilters – Aurora Chancy

We meet at Sam Johnson Senior Center corner of 75 and 16th Steet on first Thursdays 9:00 to 4:00. We are a sit-n-sew, so bring your favorite project and enjoy the fellowship! Contact Aurora Chancy achancy@msn.com

Pieceful Organization – Sarah Krauss & Jeanne Vogel (Now we meet twice a month!)

If you are feeling “abode overload,” we will: relieve clutter, stress, struggle and feelings of being overwhelmed. We are Zooming on the 3rd and the 4th Wednesday’s from 1:30-3:30 pm 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 pickincotton26@verizon.net for an invitation.

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

Our meetings have been a huge success. It turns out that Zoom blocks out background noise, so we can sew and chat at the same time! Monica or one of the other members provide some designs to practice on a small sandwich which you can choose to use or not. The designs are sent out in advance and include step by step instructions, with both beginner and intermediate designs. A number of us generally “doodle” on paper first, and then sew. Some people do the designs that have been sent out, others do their own thing. We have beginner beginners all the way to advanced members of the group. We also share our samples and ask/answer questions. Meetings are on the second Monday of the month, from 1:00 – 3:00 (or longer sometimes!). Please contact Monica so that she can send you the Zoom link if you are interested. mhendewerk@gmail.com (713) 569-8798

Hand Applique Small group – Linda Neal

We meet the first Monday of each month at 10:00 on Zoom. If you are interested in joining our hand applique Zoom group, please email Linda Neal (lindanealmck@hotmail.com) for the link.

English Paper Piecing Small Group – Linda Neal

We meet on the third Tuesday at 10:00 on Zoom. Whether you are new to English Paper Piecing or a pro, we would love to have you join our group. Our group is informal and fun!! For a link, please email Linda Neal (lindanealmck@hotmail.com) for the link.

Hoop It Up Bee – Donna Petrick

The machine embroidery group meets the third Thursday each month on Zoom. We talk about problems or successes we might have had in using our machines as well as having show and tell. We are open to all levels of users. If you have an interest in machine embroidery, please join us. Email me petrickdl@outlook.com so I can send you the Zoom invitation.

Featherweight Fellowship Groups – Jeanne Vogel

Singer Featherweight sewing machines make happy owners as we sit and sew. We share tips for caring for the machine, our best notions, and have several members experienced with problem-solving both machine and quilting problems. If you work, join us on a Saturday! When we share a lot of tips and tricks we follow the meeting with an email to those attending. Those who have not previously notified me, please email at pickincotton26@verizon.net to get the invitation to join the Zoom meeting.

Chicks with Feathers—3rd Saturdays Zooming 1-3pm — (Formerly at Sunrise of Plano)
Fourth Friday Featherweight Friends—4th Fridays @ 1-3pm on Zoom or in person meeting at Best Little Retreat Center in Texas all day.

Membership

By Mary Alice Caffarel

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. The holidays will be here in no time. My granddaughter (age 5) has a dance recital mid-December, and she will be in the Nutcracker for the first time. Probably not dancing much–-I wouldn’t be surprised to see her as a stationary present under the tree! Her class has a lot of energy, but hasn’t quite picked up the skills yet. And the stagefright….with the frozen deer in the headlights look from some of them. It is cute.

Our guild sometimes loses members who move out of the area. Our tradition is to provide 100 9-patch blocks for the member to assemble into a quilt.

Please make a 9 patch block and bring it to any meeting. We will have a basket at the membership table for you to drop them into. Directions can be found on the website under Activities/Nine Patch.
Bright colors and batiks would be good fabric choices for the 5 squares. They should read almost as a solid. White, cream or near whites should be used for the other 4 squares.
Each of the 9 squares of fabric will be cut to 2½”. The Block should finish at 6½” with the seam allowances as you turn it in.

We currently have 238 active members. Those who have not yet renewed should do so ASAP. All memberships from 2021-2022 will run out of grace period at the end of the year.

Dues are currently $30.00 for an individual, and you can add any family members living in the same household for an additional $10.00 each. Please note that membership fees will go up to $35 per individual on January 1, so get your renewals in before the end of the year. Family membership will remain $10.00.

Print off the membership form and mail it in with your check, or renew on-line. For on-line renewals, please be aware that a Paypal account will be set up when you pay. You can also bring the form and your check to the December meeting.

I’m looking forward to another great year with the Quilters Guild of Plano. I hope you will enjoy it as well.

Happy Birthday to all born in December. It’s always good to get another year notched on our belts. Hoping you have lots of fun and good quilting this month.

1 – Diane Morris
5 – Mary Shannon
8 – Peggy Burrell
11 – Paula Ramsey
14 – Paula Washler
17 – Dana Braden
17 – Marie Hurlbert
19 – Judy Williamson
20 – Frances Hafer
21 – Mike McBride
22 – Aurora Chancy
23 – Dianne Cronenberg
23 – Sharon Schenke
24 – Karen Edmondson
26 – Jodie Craig
26 – Martha Harrington
27 – Kaye Dunn

Quilters Guild of Plano, Inc.

Letter from the President

Programs

December Guild Meeting – Thursday, December 8, 2022

Holiday Party

January Guild Meeting – Thursday, January 12, 2023

Plano Quilt Guild Retreat

Quilt Plano 2023

Community Service

Guild Activities