Quilters Guild of Plano, Inc.
This month’s meeting will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Social time starts at 6:15pm and the meeting starts at 7:00pm. We will be meeting in person at Hunters Glen Baptist Church, 4001 Custer Road, Plano, TX and via Zoom.
If you prefer to attend via Zoom, log into your Quilters Guild of Plano account/Membership/Member Dashboard/Monthly Zoom Meetings–-click on the words: Monthly Zoom Meetings.
Letter from the President
By Jeanne Vogel
If you missed the May meeting, we had the honor of rewarding the volunteers with Presidential Service Volunteer Awards. Since there was a delay in getting the awards last year, these were from 2022:
- Bronze (100-249 hours): Carolyn Cosgriff
- Silver (250-499 hours): Valerie Schlake, Sharon Schenke, Julie Schaefer (Julie awarded Lifetime in 2020)
- Gold (500+ hours): Tisha Harms, Jeanne Vogel, Donna Petrick (Donna awarded Lifetime in 2016), Pam Walsh (Pam awarded Lifetime in 2016)
Awards for 2023
- Bronze: Cindy Walker, Deanna Tucker, Lynne Fritsche, Roxy Gross, Deb Nordgren
- Silver: Sharon Schenke, Chris Fredericks, Deb Merrill, Laurie Lumston
- Gold: Carolyn Cosgriff, Sara Lindsay, Donna Petrick, Julie Schaefer, Tisha Harms, Jeanne Vogel, Pam Walsh, and Valerie Schlake
- Lifetime Award–Dolores Williams for 4337 hours.
Thank you to all the volunteer hours donated by all the members that did not record their hours.
Volunteers help change the lives of those in their community as a social responsibility rather than receiving a financial reward.
This was a perfect segway for the evening filled with planning the hours to volunteer for the Quilt Show on August 9th & 10th. The signup positions are on the website, so please fill in the blank spaces to make this show a great success.
The Bones Table was well attended with a big thanks to Denise Castelli taking our unclaimed donations to the International Rescue Committee including a Brother sewing machine donated to their cause.
And a big Thank You for those that volunteered to serve on the Nominating Committee.
Quilt Shops:
- And just to repeat the news that our quilting community has a new store that opened May 14: Sewcial Creatives 5201 S Colony Blvd, Suite 760, The Colony 75056 with owner Erin Minkowski.
- Urban Spools is moving June 1 to a temporary location in west Dallas at 2936 Reward Lane, Dallas, TX 75220, and then moving again to a permanent home in east Dallas in early 2025.
Donna Morris has resigned as the VP of Finance so Donna Petrick will stand in for the rest of the term.
Dates to remember–mark your calendar:
- June 3 — Board meeting
- June 11 – Community Sew Day 10-2 @ Plano Sewing Center
- June 13 – Guild meeting & last day to enter your quilt in the show!
- June 14 – Bag making workshop
- June 15 – Bag making workshop
- June 17 – QP24 committee meeting
- June 24 – Board meeting
Membership
By Raj Aggarwal and Barbara Goetz
Our May meeting was the annual Bones Table. Hopefully, you found some treasures to add to your sewing room. There were 94 members in attendance, 1 guest, and 13 on Zoom. Patsy McGaha joined us as a new member — welcome, Patsy!
In appreciation for QGP help with the “quilting estate” of Betty Moreland, her family has given a number of thank you gift certificates to the Guild. Four of these were raffled off at the May meeting. Congratulations to the winners Sherrie Worley, Lisa Pruett, Bonnie Landon, and Chris Simon. We have a few more of these generous gifts that we will be raffling off at the June meeting. We will also have another special item raffle in June.
Programs and Workshops
By Beth Swiatek and Linda Sullivan
Did you count the April meeting lecture as an Educational? We did! Diane Poor did a great job explaining all about what it takes to get certified as a Quilt Show Judge. Here’s hoping these tidbits spurred some interest and the Judge Pool will be increased over the next few years.
Are you ready for Summer? Or are you still missing that special BAG to help cart your goodies from event to event? Our Bag Making Fun sew days at Best Little Retreat Center in Texas are approaching quickly. Friday is full (you can join the waiting list), but Saturday, June 15 still has a few spots open. Finish that UFO bag that’s been taking up valuable space in your studio, or venture into the bag world using a beginner pattern with our resident experts Donna Petrick and Dolores Williams on hand to help answer all your questions. Email programs@qgplano.org with questions.
Join us at our June 13 guild meeting where Robin Koehler will be Zooming with us from Florida. Hear about her journey of stumbling upon quilting and designing, then creating her own business “NESTLINGS by Robin,” and even becoming a AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser. Hope to see you there!
June Guild Meeting – Thursday, June 13, 2024
Zoom with Robin Koehler – “How Hard Can it Be?
June Workshop — Friday & Saturday, June 14 & 15, 2024, 10:00am – 5:00pm….or 9:00pm
Bag Making Fun at BLRCT with Donna & Dolores!
Email programs@qgplano.org to sign up
July Guild Meeting – Thursday, July 11, 2024
Kerri Green – “From Sketch to Pattern to Contemporary Quilt”
In person lecture at BLRCT
Guild Activities
By Chris Fredericks
Let’s all welcome in June and the 60’s Challenge where we have a handful of members participating in this event. You can look forward to seeing how our quilters chose to define the 60’s. You’ll have the opportunity to vote on your favorite and the winner will receive a prize. We’re also planning a 60’s quiz and hope that you’ll all pull out your hippie clothes and come to the meeting ready to have some fun!
Everyone is excited about the upcoming June 14th and 15th Bag Making Classes taught by our in-house dynamic duo team of Donna Petrick and Dolores Williams! This is a collaborative event being planned by the program team and guild activities and is sure to be a blast.
It will be an exciting month for the guild!
Community Service
By Debbie Blair and Val Schlake
We are excited to be ahead of our goals year to date providing quilted items to many in need of a little kindness in our community! Thanks to all that lent a hand in helping those in need in our community. Remember we meet on the 2nd Tuesday at the Plano Sewing Center from 10 until 2 each month to do what we love to do…SEW. If you can’t make the Sew day, there are many other ways to participate. Stop by and chat with us at the guild meeting or give us a call to find out how to help and learn what opportunities we have open. Being part of our Community Service Team is personally rewarding and a great way to meet up with friends both old and new!
Quilt Plano 2024
By Laurie Lumston
Good news! You still have until June 13th to enter your quilts in the Quilt Plano 2024 show! Submit a photo of your completed top with your registration and then you have until the Show to get it quilted.
Have you created something special during the year at a workshop or small group and want to see it on display at the Show? Consider registering it online as a Special Exhibit. This is a great way to showcase how creative the Guild members are! And it’s free to do!
And don’t forget to finish up those mini quilts for the silent auction. We have a goal to raise more money here than we did last year and we need your minis to do that! Find the Minnie’s at the next Guild meeting to drop off your pieces. These items do get judged during the show as a separate category and win ribbons and award money!
Whether you have a quilt to enter or not, you can still get involved at the show as a volunteer! There are various opportunities to join in on the fun. Visit the Show’s webpage to find all the volunteer spaces that are open. It’s a ton of fun to be there and to see how excited the community is to visit the Show!
At the June meeting, you can still place your order for lunch on Friday/Saturday if you’re there volunteering. Plus, you can purchase the coveted Show pins, raffle tickets, and there are a few T-shirts for sale. And there are only a few spaces left in the Introduction to Judging Seminar!
This year’s Show is going to be a huge success thanks to the volunteers who are working so diligently! I can’t thank you all enough! Keep up the great work!
Education
By Liz Beaty and Lorrie Gray
Liz and Lorrie took a break in May as we rolled out Quilt Plano. This month, we’ll be at the Education table demonstrating how to make a simple quilt label, just in time for those quilt show entries!
If you have a suggestion for a future demo or would like to volunteer to do a demo, please either talk to Liz or Lorrie at a guild meeting or fill out this simple Google form to give your ideas: Education Demo Ideas
Introduction to Judging Seminar – August 9-10, 2024
Do you enter quilt shows and want to understand what makes a winning quilt? Are you interested in learning to judge quilts and wearables? Do you know someone at another guild who coordinates their quilt show’s judging process?
The Quilters Guild of Plano is proud to once again sponsor a 2-Day Quilt Judging Seminar on August 9-10, 2024, at the same time as the Quilt Plano Show. We offered this seminar last year at the same time as Quilt Plano 2023 and it was a huge success!
During this seminar you will learn through a combination of discussion, lecture, PowerPoint presentations, and hands-on mock judging from qualified instructors certified by the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ).
The 2-Day Seminar covers all aspects of quilt judging, including the job of judging, evaluating design and workmanship, categories and awards, judging systems, setting up the judging floor, and judging versus jurying. Discussion includes certification requirements for the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ), the only national certifying organization for quilt judges.
Participants receive handouts including resource recommendations, art and design terms with definitions, a glossary, and sample contracts and invoices among others. This seminar does not certify students nor is it a prerequisite for certification.
Stay tuned! More information and online registration will be available in the coming weeks.
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 June Birthdays:
- 1 – Penny Reeves
- 2 – Ernestine Chipman, Diane Poor
- 4 – Deanna Sanford
- 5 – Jeanett Bradley
- 6 – Teri Motley
- 8 – Jill Matyastik, Ida Sue Rostosky, Jenny Hilton
- 10 – Page Samuel, Robin Tolbert
- 11 – Denise Tarum
- 12 – Carolyn Cosgriff, Sarah Krauss
- 13 – Anna Marie Larrabee
- 14 – Jean Johnson, Lynnette Maytubby
- 15 – Beth Bailey, Chris Fredericks
- 17 – Cynthia Kullberg
- 18 -Adrienne Poppe
- 19 – Dolores Williams
- 21 – Cynthia Fisher, Kathy Czekaj, Donna Strongin, Joni Schon
- 22 – Kris O’Connor,Tara McCrory, Robin Clayborn, Marie Flanders
- 26 – Tiffany Rizzo
- 27-Carolyn Kerr, Maria Eakin
- 29- Terry Cardona
- 30-Sarah Beard
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
Join in! It’s fun and productive. 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. A number of us “doodle” on paper first, and then sew. Do the designs that we send or do your own thing. We have beginner beginners all the way to advanced members of the group. We share our samples, ask/answer questions, and chat. It’s a great way to make friends.
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
Chicks with Feathers — 3rd Saturday from 1-3pm — Jeanne Vogel and Dana Braden
Sit & sew at home with your Singer Featherweight sewing machines. Tips, tricks and advice to make straight stitch sewing simple and precise. Those who have not previously notified me, please email at pickincotton26@verizon.net to get the invitation to join the Zoom meeting.
Hoop It Up Bee – Donna Petrick
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
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- 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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