SilverCityQuiltGuildNEWSLETTER
March,2017
NotefromthePresident:
Hello Silver City Quilters!
Patty Roberts
SCQG President
MeetingInfo:
GeneralGuildMeeting:Monday,
St.AndrewsChurch
19KilmerAve.,Taunton,MA
6:16-6:45NEWMemberReception-comeandmeeteveryone!
ALLNEWorNEW-ish!MEMBERS–you’reinvitedtomeetwithPattyandJanetbeforethe
Marchguildmeeting6:30-6:45togetacquaintedandpairupwithoneoftheguild's
Ambassadors...itisimportantforyoutogettoknoweveryoneandfeelpartoftheguild...so
wehopetoseeyoubeforethemeetingbythePROGRAMStable!!
7:00-8:30GuildMeeting
Fromthe2017QuiltChairs:
TherafflequiltisatEmma’sforafewmoreweeksduetoarequestfromthem.Theysaidthat
ticketsaresellingwellandwouldliketokeepitalittlelonger.Raffleticketreturnsfromguild
membersareslowbuthopefullythiswillchange.Weneedallmemberstostepupandhelpby
eitherpurchasingbooksorsellingthem.
2017SilverCityQuiltPresentingtheGrayolaQuiltShow
Our‘GardenofStars’RaffleQuiltismakingitstravelsaroundlocalquiltshops.Itisnowbeingshownat
Emma’sQuiltCupboard,12MainStreet,Franklin,MA02021.
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RaffleTicketSalesarenotgoingaswellasexpected.Pleasenotethatwe’recountingonallmembersto
sellatleastfivebooks.Therafflequiltrepresentsoneofthelargerfund-raisingeventsforourguild.IIf
youhaven’talready,pleasepickupyourticketsatthenextmeeting.Thankingallinadvancetomake
thisasuccess.
GuildmembersreallysteppedupatourlastGuildMeeting.We’rehappytoreportthatwehave
volunteerstochairallofthecommittees.We’relookingtoournextQuiltShowmeetingonMarch20,
2017.Noticeswillbesentbye-mailtoallchairsandco-chairs.AbigTHANKYOUtoallofyouwhohave
alreadysteppeduptovolunteer.Itissomuchappreciated.
PaulineLLallyandDianePreble,ChairandCo-Chairs2017QuiltShow
2016-2017PROGRAMS: from Kelly and Janet
March20,2017-GuestSpeaker~TinaCraigofSeaSideStitches
Presents“TwentyFiveYearsandCounting”
Tinahasbeenquiltingfor25yearsandisstilllearningsomethingnewwith
everyquilt.Shespecializesinprecisepiecinganddomesticmachinequilting.
TinacurrentlyservesasthePresidentforNinigretQuiltersandisamember
ofNarragansettBayQuiltersAssociationandtheRhodeIslandModernQuilt
Guild.HerquiltshavewonawardsinlocalandregionalsowsincludingBest
ofShowNinigretQuilters2013andNarragansettBayQuiltersAssoc2016.
April17,2017–GuestSpeaker~KarenEckmeier~Presents:“OopsMyEdgesare
Showing”
Isitstraight-stitchappliquéorraw-edgecollage?Nomatterwhatyoucallit,
theedgesofthefabricareboundtofray,butthat'sOK!Fromearlyhand
appliquépieces,uptohercurrentstraight-stitchappliquéseries,Karen’s
presentationwilldefinitelygiveyousomeideasonwheretofindinspiration
andhowtodealwiththosescaryedgesencounteredalongtheway.
May15,2017–GuestSpeaker~KathieBeltz~Presents:“EasyColorforQuilters”
Doyouunderstandthedifferencebetweencomplementarycolorsandanalogous
colors?
Thislecturebreaksdownallthetechnicalcolortermsintoeasy,everydayformsso
thatanyquiltercanunderstandtheuseofcoloralittlebetter.
Onceyouunderstandthebasics,youcanapplythemtoyourquiltsandwatchthem
sparkle
Signup'sforallWORKSHOPScontinuebeforetheguildmeetings.
Rememberyourseatisnotreserveduntilyoupayfortheworkshop!
March25th(Saturday)-Pro-ChemFieldTrip–2spotsopen/$65
April18th(Tues)KarenEchmeire–AccidentalLandscape–$75
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May17th(Tues)KathieBeltz–RangleyStars–$65
June24th(Sat)DianaAnnis–DomesticMachineQuilting–$45
([email protected])orJanet([email protected])
Formoreprograminformationpleasevisittheguild'sFBpageorsilvercityquiltguild.org
ComfortQuilts
ThankyoueveryonewhoattendedtheComfortQuiltSewcial.Wehadagreatdaysnackingand
chatting....andofcoursesewing.Hereisaphotoofoneofthetopswemadeandanothertopis
intheworks!Jobwelldone!
Ifanyoneisinterested,QuiltsofValorishavingablockdrive.I'llbringsomepatternstothe
meetingforanyonewhowantsone.Ifwegetenoughblockswecanmakeanotherquiltfor
QOV.IfnotwecandonatetheblockstoDebbieBrazil'slocalchapterofQOVormailtheminto
NationalQOV.
YoucancheckoutDebbie'grouponFB.It'scalledSEMAandRIFreedomQuilters-Quiltsof
Valor.
Kelly
QuiltyThreads-TheyBindusTogether:FromGailBakerGuildSecretary
SinceGoodwillispartofourfellowship.Let'smakesureweshareitamongstourselves!
PleaseletmeknowwhenaGuildMembersisinneedofalittlesunshine;whetheritisan
illness,condolence,congratulations,orjustalittlepick-meupforTCL.Makesuretoletme
know!
[email protected]
PromotionTeam:fromDianePreble
FromtheWebMaster:
Theweb-siteisawonderfulwaytopublicizeactivitiesbetweenmembersaswellastothegeneral
public.It’sgreattobeabletogototheweb-sitetoseepictures,“nicetoknow”informationlike“When
exactlyistheWorkshop”,“Whereisit”,“WhatdoIneedforasupplylist”.Tomakeourweb-sitemore
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interactive,pleasesendmeanyguild-relatedinformationthatyouwouldliketoseeposted.Evenifyou
thinkIhaveitalready,senditanyway.Thanks!
OurFaceBookpageisa‘closedgroup’,meaningthatonlydues-payingmembersareallowedtoview
and/orpostitems.YouneedtohaveaFaceBookaccountinordertobeincludedinthegroupandthen
youmustsendarequesttobeadded.Ifyouneedanyhelpinthisregard,pleasecontactme.
PaulineLLally,[email protected].
FabricSwap:fromJulieSavard-Vantran
Iamgoingtohavethethemeeachmonthschedulednowsothatpeopleknowaheadof
time.I'lldoareminderateachmeetinganditwillalsobeposted.Wewillstickwith1/2yards
becauseIthinkpeopleseemedtolikethat.Howaboutthis....
March-Springtheme-flowers,paisleys/solidsinpastels
April-Springtheme-flowers,paisleys/solidsbrightcolors
MaySummer/beach/barbecuetheme,solidsinreds/yellows/blacks/oranges
June-4thofJulytheme,solidsinred/white/blue
BirthdayGirls:
March:
NEQM Summer Celebration:
Don'tforgettovote!
AttheFebruaryguildmeetingmembersbroughtinquiltsfortheSummerCelebrationChallenge
...thequiltswerephotographedandthenemailedtoeveryguildmember...pleasetakea
minutetovoteonyourfavoritequilt...emailPattyRobertswiththeLETTERofthequiltyou
wishtovotefortorepresentourguildintheNEQMSummerCelebration!
Ifyoudidnotreceiveyouremailwiththequiltphoto'[email protected]
andIwillresentyoutheoriginalemail!
VotingconcludesMarch11th-somakesureYOUvote!!
JanetElia
NEQMGuildRepresentative
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