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Chatham Quilters – January 2008

 

 

Happy New Year and Best Wishes to everyone in 2008!  Can you believe the holidays are over?  Time certainly goes by quickly.  The parties are over, the company is gone, and the decorations have been put away, so now it’s time to get busy quilting!

 

 

Our officers for 2008 are as follows:  President Kay Hasson; Vice-President Marilyn Crosby; Treasurer Joy Reynolds; Secretary Joanne Reese. 

 

Many thanks to former president Ilga Pivetz and former secretary Sandy Shillington for all their hard work the past few years.  Our chapter gets better and better, thanks to the dedicated people that work so hard see that our meetings run smoothly and keep us informed. 

 

The following is the new format for our weekly meetings:

Ø      First Tuesday – Business Meeting

Ø      Second Tuesday – Show and Tell

Ø      Third Tuesday – Class

Ø      Fourth Tuesday – Sunshine Quilts 

In spite of this schedule, we will still be very flexible.  While you will receive most of the information regarding the Guild on the first Tuesday, we will continue to update you with any new information as it becomes available.  Also, while the second Tuesday is for Show and Tell, if you have something that you can’t bring on that day, by all means bring it whenever you can – we still want to see your accomplishments!  

 

We are forming new committees and positions.  They are:

Ø      Hospitality Committee

Ø      Special Events

Ø      Historian

Ø      Budget

Any volunteers, please see Kay Hasson. 

 

Maureen Girardin won the blotto in December.  Maureen will have kits ($1) for the new blotto at our next meeting.

 

It’s a new year for Secret Sisters.  Please bring your items on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.  “Hide” them in a Wal-Mart bag so your secret sister can’t identify you as you come into the building. 

 

Effective immediately, you can see Sheila King if you are interested in buying a shirt with your name and the guild’s insignia. 

 

The Raffle tickets are here!  If you have not already done so, please see Joy Reynolds to pick up your raffle tickets.  You should immediately sign them and return to Joy.

 

Upcoming Events:

 

January 29:  Marilyn Crosby’s class, “Thinking Outside the Box”.  Picture and supply list is on the guild’s website.  There is some pre-work that is required for this class.  For information, click on à Thinking Outside the Box   
or
http://www.qgotv.org/Chapters/Chatham/Happenings/Classes/Class_2007/Thinking_Outside/thinking_outside.htm

 

February 12:  Lorene Gruber will demo mitered borders; Carolyn Girvin will demo bindings.

 

February 19:  Margo McClary will explain the teddy bear class that she will teach at the retreat. 

 

Quilt Shows and Other Events:

 

Feb. 8-9, Anthony Quilt & Go Quilt Show, Marion County Board of Realtors Inc., 3105 NE 14th St., Ocala.  Admission $4

 

Feb. 22-23, Belleview Busy Bee Quilters, Silver Springs Shores Presbyterian Church, 674 Silver Rd., Ocala.

 

Scrappy Strip Shop Hop, Feb. 15-17 – Receive a different free pattern and fabric at every store you visit!  Participating shops:  Quilters Dream (Leesburg), Material Girl (Apopka), Quilt Shop of DeLand (DeLand), Quilting Friends (Mt. Dora), Tomorrow’s Treasures (Ocala), Whippoorwill Station (Summerfield)

 

 

NOTE:  The guild’s website has been changed to:

www.quiltingguildofthevillages.org

or

www.qgotv.org

 

 

Happy Quilting,

Joanne