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April 2016 Guild Meeting

Karen Kay Buckley, award winning quilter, teacher, lecturer and author, gave a lecture on how to select the best border for your quilt. Her talk was accompanied by a trunk show of her fabulous quilts. Program: Members’ Show & Tell:

May 3, 2016   Posted in: Board Meetings, Comfort Quilts, Monthly Meetings, Northern Rivers Family Services  Comments Closed

March 2016 Guild Meeting

Barbara Pershing and Mary Hoover from Fouth & Sixth Designs helped take the fear out of sewing curves with their discussion of using templates and just 2 pins to make Drunkard’s Path quilts. Their presentation included a trunk show of their curved-pieced quilts. Not to be outdone, guild members also presented a ‘truck show’ of […]

March 12, 2016   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, New Techniques, Northern Rivers Kids, Speakers, Veterans' Quilts  Comments Closed

January 2016 Guild Meeting

Sue Pettengill, owner of The Joyful Quilter, gave a very inspiring lecture on Slow Stitching. Everyone has their own personal story as to why they quilt. The bottom line is: Quilting has the power to heal us – quilting together makes us stronger, helps us through grief & illness, brings us joy, connects us, gives […]

January 13, 2016   Posted in: Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Speakers  Comments Closed

December 2015 Guild Meeting

The December guild meeting was our annual Holiday Celebration, with members bringing in their favorite ‘sweet and savory’ treats to share. In addition to making comfort quilts for donation to Northern Rivers Family Services and the VA Hospital throughout the year, members brought in special donations of hats and gloves for the children at Northern […]

December 27, 2015   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Uncategorized, Veterans' Quilts  Comments Closed