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June 2010 Guild Meeting

QUILTS members celebrated the end of a successful guild year with the traditional potluck dinner. Good company and good food – what more could anyone ask for! Following a short business meeting and raffles, members participated in a wonderful show and tell, which included finished mystery quilts and geometric challenge quilts. 2010 Mystery Quilt: Members’ […]

June 28, 2010   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Mystery Quilts, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts  Comments Closed

May 2010 Guild Meeting

QUILTS members were treated to a presentation by the Capital Region Textile Artists (CRTA). CRTA is a group of art quilters from the Capital District who have been meeting regularly for several years. They presented two “slice quilts” – one being the skyline of Albany, the other Troy. The group worked separately and together on […]

May 16, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts, Speakers  Comments Closed

April 2010 Guild Meeting

Even though it was March 25th, this was our April Guild Meeting.  The meeting was held at the Education Center located at Proctors Theatre.  Pamela Druhen, a well-known quilter and designer from Northfield, Vermont, presented a trunk show of her work.  Guild members were treated to a wonderful display of Pam’s landscapes and other quilts which […]

March 30, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts, Speakers  Comments Closed

March 2010 Guild Meeting

Diana Marshall from Gloversville Sewing Center spoke at our meeting about sewing machine maintence and the importance of using the proper threads and needles for our sewing projects.  Did you know that 2 bobbins equals approximately 3 hours of sewing time?   How often do you change the needle in your sewing machine?  What type of […]

March 7, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Sew-In, Show & Tell, Soldier Quilts, Speakers, Tie-In  Comments Closed