Monday, December 7, 2015

NOVEMBER 11th, 2015 MEETING

As usual, I am late posting, - life just gets in the way.

We started out meeting by welcoming all, - especially our visitor, Amber.  Rachel met Amber in the grocery store, & they started talking whilst browsing the magazine rack.  As Amber is a quilter, but has no guild affiliation, Rachel invited her to attend our guild, - what a treat for us.

AQS SHOW UPDATE.
Kathleen McMullen will be the Volunteer Coordinator for the 2016 show.
Money available to divide between guild was $2153.
Bag check raised $630 this year, in comparison to $651 last year.
Ronald McDonald quilt fundraising was $1354 this year, - $915 last year.
This money will now be used in buying supplies for the making of our charity quilts.
The aprons worn at the show were given out to members for their participation in the show.
Aprons will also be given to other guild participants.


GUILD BUSINESS.
Annual fees now due, - $12, - give to Beverly.
I am away Jan & Feb 2016 & we need a meeting facilitator.  Denise has volunteered to run the Jan meeting with someone shadowing her to then take the February meeting.
Christmas meeting will be our Christmas Party.
Show & Tell limited to 2 items please.
Bring gifts for Lone Oak.  Drop into Helen's car on the way to hall.  Tommye sent an email detailing suitable gifts for this program.  DO NOT WRAP.
We will play Dirty Santa.  Wrap a gift of approx $15 value to join the fun.

Program.
The Ronald McDonald Challenge quilts were brought in for judging.  What a wonderful amount of quilts we made for this.
Denise had made packages of 2 fat quarters from the remaining "Donna" fabric (+ added some pieces from her stash), - & these were to be incorporated in the quilt.  Thank you Denise for running this.
Prize winners were:  Vicky, Kathleen McM, Debbie J, & Debbie M.  Congrats ladies & enjoy your prizes.



























UFO PROGRAM:  Gayle.
Not too many to add this month, as we seem to be a hopeless mob!!  Maybe you are all taking lessons from your leader, whose list grows instead of diminishing.  This program will not run next year, but will always be up for assessment when you want to get it going again.

SHOW AND TELL.

A Ronald McD quilt.  Blocks on the front, - some made by me & others won at
a guild 

The back.


Cute fabric Debbie.

A good design for Ronald McD quilts Fran.

Great job Betty.

Beverly has been busy.

And busy......

And busy........

And busy!

Pretty tablerunner Woj.

Woj also knits.

Debbie's cute hanging.

Betty's husband made this nice frame for this piece.

Betty was also busy.

This QOV was given to Vicky for her military service during the
AQS Quiltweek Chattanooga.

Demo by Sharon

Here's the info if you need one.

A wedding quilt for a Fran's family member.

And another by Fran.

I think that is Kathleen hiding there.

And Kathleen also does other handwork.



I think that is a jacket Rachel is showing.

Amber came prepared for show & tell.

With a bag full of goodies.

Hand quilting.

Busy with hand work during meeting.

Hand applique.

Hand made.

More hand work.  Good show Amber!

Thank you to all that brought refreshments, & the soup was delicious Deb.

NEXT MEETING:  DECEMBER 9TH, CHRISTMAS PARTY.

Friday, October 9, 2015

AQS QUILTWEEK CHATTANOOGA, 2015

UPDATE FROM MEETING.
Since our last meeting, Kathleen Mc has advised me that she is willing to take over from me in spearheading volunteer recruitment.  I will assist Kathleen in any way I am able, & our guild will still be the leading guild for this.  We will not be supplying another Opportunity Quilt, & another guild will be invited to do this.

OUR VOLUNTEER AREA.

Having Duckie under the ticket tumbler seemed to draw people to the space.
These smaller quilts were used to show examples of the quilts we donate to Ronald McDonald House in Chattanooga.

Beverly was very pleased to be the winner of the quilt.  This is every special to her as Rhonda was the quilter.  Beverly & Rhonda's friendship goes back to when they were young children.

And this was how some of the supervisors were still able to walk at  the end of the show.

MY FAVORITES.

This one was spectacular, & my hanging team got to put it up.








These smaller quilts were in the Color display, & interestingly, the majority were made by Australians.




It was seeing the gum leaf, green cicada & snake on this that made me start reading, & found that they were made by Australians.











This one depicts the bushfires that occur regularly in Australia.