Archive for the ‘Service Projects’ Category

March 2013 Guild Meeting

Our Guild was honored to have nationally known quilt teacher and lecturer Sharon Schamber speak about her work, with a focus on color.  Sharon’s presentation was very entertaining and enlightening.  She had a lot of knowledge to share, along with a trunk show of her marvelous works. The following day, several guild members attended a […]

August 16, 2013   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Monthly Meetings, New Techniques, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers, Workshops  Comments Closed

February 2013 Guild Meeting

The February Guild Meeting is one of our more “social” meetings. Guild members gather in groups to tie quilts which we then donate to Northern Rivers Family Services (formerly Northeast Parent & Child.) This meeting is a great experience for our new members, as they get to meet and chat with others who share their […]

August 14, 2013   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Kits, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Tie-In  Comments Closed

November 2012 Guild Meeting – Annual Sew In for Kids

The November Guild Meeting was the Guild’s annual Sew-In for Northern Rivers Kids (formerly Northeast Parent & Child Society). At this meeting, members work together to sew together tops for donation to the Northeast Parent & Child Society. The sewing began at 4:30 and continued into the evening, with a short break for pizza, tossed […]

December 13, 2012   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Kits, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Northern Rivers Family Services, Service Projects, Sew-In  Comments Closed

September 2012 Guild Meeting

The new guild year is underway! At the September 2012 meeting, Ann Clothier, Director of Education of Saratoga County Historical Society’s Brookside Museum presented information about the “Threads of Time” exhibit of historical quilts. Ann shared valuable information about documenting quilts and things to think about before cleaning and storing older quilts. After a short […]

September 8, 2012   Posted in: Comfort Quilts, Guild Meeting Recaps, Monthly Meetings, Northeast Kids, Service Projects, Show & Tell, Speakers, Veterans' Quilts  Comments Closed