WELCOME TO THE EMPIRE QUILTERS GUILD WEBSITE
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GUILD NEWS
Our next guild meeting is Wednesday, February 24th beginning at 7pm (Zoom begins at 6:30pm for those who want to check their connection and chat.). Lonnie Hardy will share information about The Linus Project and Aleeda Crawley is our Quilter of the Month. Be sure to bring your Show & Tell items to the Zoom Meeting to share with all of us.
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Janice is busy updating and adding new fabric from our donated fabric. She will be sending out updates shortly. And the Members' Market (sort of) will roll out this month in the first newsletter of the month. Watch for the information. It may provide a way for members to share their things with others.
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We will be discussing future plans at this meeting so check out the questions (in the left column) and think about some ideas you may want to share.
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And please remember to wear a mask, observe social distancing and wash your hands. Vaccines are here and more are coming and that's great news, but we still need to maintain our safety measures.
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Remember, in order to join us you need to download, install and join Zoom (It's free to join). Zoom is found here: https://zoom.us/ The invitation will be sent via email. Simply click the link and follow the instructions.
PLEASE REMEMBER: ALL IN-PERSON MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
To RENEW your Membership CLICK HERE
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ALL In-Person Meetings have been cancelled until further notice. When we resume meeting our location will be at the Church of the Holy Apostles 296 Ninth Ave @28th St New York, NY 10001 (Map)
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ZOOM MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES:
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MYSTERY QUILT
Instruction #1: Make and use two different sizes of nine-patch blocks. You can make two or two dozen. Any fabric of your choice (from your stash!). Any sizes of your choice. And you can add whatever you want.
Instruction #2: Use any type of striped fabric. Either fabric with a strip design or striped fabric you make by sewing strips together. Remember, there is no right way...no wrong way...only your way!
Instruction #3: Add a circle....any circle...or many circles. You can make a block with a circle motif. You can cut out a circle and attach it. You can add a tiny circle or a giant circle. You can cut a circle out of a circle out of a circle out of (well you get the idea) and add all of them. You can hand embroider a circle. You can stitch a circle by machine. You can even cut a circle out of your creation so far. IN OTHER WORDS...add a circle however you want!
Instruction #4: Add log cabin blocks, as many as you want but no less than four. Also any size you want and in any combination. Remember Log Cabin Blocks are very versiatile blocks!
Instruction # 5: Use a fabric you dislike anyway and any amount that you want.
SPEAKERS LINED UP FOR 2020-2021
September: Heather Kojan - Quilt Remix: UFO'S, Orphan Blocks and What Was I Thinking??!! Fresh Ideas for Stale Projets.
October: Leni L. Weiner - Finding Your Artistic Voice
November: Shannon Shirley – An Eclectic Mixed Trunk Show
December: Alex Anderson – A Review from Quilt North
January: Cindy Grisdela – Playing with Colors
February: Rachel Clark – Topic TBA
March: Sheri Cifaldi-Morrell – Content, Concepts & Quilts: Quilting as a Graphic Designer
April: Carrie Zizza - A Deep Dive into Needles, Thread, Batting & Fabric
May: Ellen Linder – Confessions of a Fabric Whisperer
June: Mary Tabar - Embellishments Techniques
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