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OCTOBER'S GENERAL MEETING
Our agenda for this meeting is full with a special speaker from Hour Children Charity, voting decisions, quilter of the month, show and tell, etc. And who knows what will be in the Auction Bag Susan will surprise us with!!! We anticipate the meeting to last about an hour and a half. Mark your calendar. See you there!!!
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MEMBERSHIP
The board voted to lower the membership fee to $30/year due to the loss of meetings last year. They also changed the due date for membership to January 2021. However, we realize that many of you are sending in your memberships now which is perfectly okay and choosing to pay $60 (our normal membership fee). We will consider that any monies above the $30 will be a gift to the guild and we do thank you for those gifts. Our normal income streams have all stopped during this pandemic (i.e. raffles, share table, magazine sales, fabric sales, etc.) as we are not meeting in-person so the additional monies are welcomed. Also, please note that the membership form has not been updated due to a glitch in the system. We hope to have this cleared up shortly.
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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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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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QUILTS OF VALOR
Deadline: November 10, 2020
2020 Block Drive of 1,000 blocks by Empire Quilters
Click HERE for Instructions
SUMMER FLOWERS CHALLENGE QUILT
Deadline: October 24th
A small quilt the sum of all sides should not be more than 50 inches. A great chance to try a new technique on a small scale depicting summer flowers however you want. Cash prizes awarded to member's choice.
PLAY ON WORDS CHALLENGE QUILT
Deadline: October 24th
A quilt no larger that 24 inches on any one side. Smaller would be fine. The theme is Play on Words like thumbs up or silver lining or bed of roses. The object is to have fun with the theme. Cash prizes awarded to member's choice.
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.
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