Saturday, November 11, 2017

November 2017 Meeting

The Fun Continues!


We had lots of amazing quilts to see, and several new members/guests. On a more serious note, we found out that we need to find a new place to meet! 






Lots of fabric on the Raffle table


We even had a special helper to pick the raffle tickets.



The Scrap table was stocked, as usual



Thank you members for all of the blocks for Las Vegas!



Our President, Marie, got us started




Round Robin
Diana brought this lovely quilt top, ready to be passed to the next person to add another round.




Charity Quilt
Maureen pieced this top with the string blocks made by members. It will be going to Memorial Sloane Kettering.




Community Quilt
Jody pieced this Flower Garden quilt top using blocks made by members. More of these tops are on the way from other members.





Committees / Board Members
Cynthia filled us in on all of the great programs she's planning, including a fabric printing workshop and participating in the Mancuso quilt show in NJ.

Marie opened up the discussion about finding a new space to meet. December will be our last meeting at Hartley House! All members are working to find us a new space.

Greer gave us an update on Guild finances.

Maria gave us an update on the Mariandale retreat, including how many spaces are left.



Member News
Jean arranged a tour of the War and Pieced exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum on Dec. 2nd at 11:30 AM- before our meeting. It is limited to 20 people. It’s $8 per person. 


Show and Tell

Jody made this "Blocks of Fun" quilt with blocks that were donated.



Jody worked on this double wedding ring quilt at several of our retreats.




Chris made this quilt called "The Milky Way" from a pattern she found at the library.



Naomi tried her hand at a new craft...loom weaving.




Nancy made a table runner for a friend who loves to entertain.



Maureen made a quilt for her nephew.



Deborah completed another round robin quilt.



Sandy made this quilt to take to Florida, but ended up keeping it in NY.



Margaret made this quilt from scraps.



Eva bought this vintage quilt on Ebay for only $200.



Brian made two quilts, for his grandsons, with a beachy theme.




Cynthia made this quilt called "Grandmother's House Dress"during a QBL workshop with Cynthia Corbin.



Lori made this baby quilt.



Bernadette took 5 years to piece this hexi quilt, and she hand quilted it!



Maggie tried her hand at Bargello quilting.




Note about the December meeting...
It will be our annual holiday party! Details to follow.






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