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2010 Winter Blues Sit N’ Sew

Our first annual Winter Blues Sit N’ Sew is now history. And what a success it was!   Twenty-eight of our members participated.  Each worked on varying stages of their projects. Some brought sewing machines and pieced tops for themselves or for their own family and friends, others worked together to piece tops for Northeast Kids […]

February 3, 2010   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Sit N' Sew, Soldier Quilts  Comments Closed

January 2010 Guild Meeting

The Judging Study Group presented their recommendations for how the quilts should be judged for the upcoming Autumn Inspriations 2010 quilt show. As in the past, the quilts will be judged (scored) against “excellence.”  However, categories on the judging sheet were revised to account for new techniques and innovations in quilting.  Also, guild members were […]

January 21, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts  Comments Closed

December 2009 Guild Meeting

This meeting was our annual holiday celebration.   After a short business meeting and a wonderful display of Show & Tell, the games began.  Q.U.I.L.T.S. members enjoyed a game called QUILT, which is a form of  BINGO – complete with prizes!    The game was interrupted by a visit from Philip Morris, who shared stories and jokes with the group.  Philip […]

January 21, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts  Comments Closed

November 2009 Guild Meeting

At the November meeting, Quilters United in Learning Together, Schenectady (Q.U.I.L.T.S.) guild members and guests were treated to a visit by Mary Hoover of 4th and 6th Designs who presented a trunk show of the marvelous quilts featured in the book she co-wrote with her sister, Barbara Persing, “StrataVarious Quilts.” Included in the evening’s program […]

November 24, 2009   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts, Speakers  Comments Closed