Chatham Quilters

We have invited The Piecemakers and The Quilting Bees to Chatham on 6/29. We are planning a 4th of July "picnic" with picnic type foods and we will all try to wear red, white and blue. Joy Reynolds is in charge, so call her to let her know what you can bring.

The block swap with Lake Miona will take place 11/9 at Chatham. The cost is $3.00 which covers the cost of the center fabric, the rest of the money goes to the winner to finish the quilt top. We need 20 ladies to participate. You will be given the 41/2" center square. You will supply the accent fabric and the black on black background fabric. You only have to make one block. Snowbirds are included. Send Joy your $3.00 and she will send you your materials.

Looks like a bus trip is going to be happening! The date is either 8/24 or 9/14. The destinations are Quilting Folk in Cocoa and Quilt World in Rockledge. The cost is $20.00 if we have a full bus or $25.00 if not full. We will leave PROMPTLY at 7:30 AM. Call Alice to let her know you are coming.

We have been invited to Sunset Point on 7/20. There will be no meeting at Chatham that day.

The next UFO is #2 and will be due on 8/10.

Happy Quilting All,

Margo

Maureen and Alice have some non-quilting day trip ideas they got from AAA at The Villages.

4/28, a day in St. Augustine, $58. 5/5, native tour of Tarpon Springs, $65 5/8, Orlando shopping, $35 5/12, Marie Selby Gardens & St Armand’s Circle, $62 6/5, Chicago: The Musical, $96 6/10, Sweet Charity, $69

Meet at Chatham Rec. Center at 9 AM. Directions will be provided should we become separated during the drive. The driving time is approx. 1hr. 15 min. Miles: approx 52 miles each way.

Car pool is suggested so get together with your quilter friends for these arrangements.

Both include beverage, tax and gratuity. You will choose your package upon being seated.

Those interested are asked to sign up w/Maureen or Alice. A sign- up sheet will be provided.

We received our next step in the mystery quilt and saw a sample of what it looks like to that point.

Donation quilts are going great guns. We have 22 small quilts, 15 medium and 4 large. We talked about using some of the nicer donation quilts as items to put on the Boutique table at the quilt show. Everyone thought it was a good idea. Monies earned would be turned back to the Donation Quilt project.

We have received our raffle tickets and have been asked to fill them out and return them as soon as possible. Even though we have paid for them already, we can still sell them, keeping the money as a refund.

The brunch with Laurel Manor was a great success. There was a very nice assortment of different foods, the tables were placed very well and we especially liked the food table in the center of the room. You did a wonderful job, ladies. Thank you so much from us all!

Nancy Eisenhower has made up kits for the dog beds. If you want some just ask her.

Sheila King will take shirt orders on 4/27. She needs to be paid, by check, at the time of the order.

On 4/20 Chatham will be having its own mini retreat. We have the room until 2:00 PM so bring your lunch. There will be a class on hand appliqué for those who are interested. Also, we will be making the therapy pillow cases for the soldiers. If you are cutting fabric for the pillow cases, cut it 13.5 inches by the width of the fabric. A few ladies are going to bring their surgers and there will be three cutting mats, rulers and rotary cutters there. Or, you can do your own project.

We had our first UFO drawing on Tuesday. Kay Hasson was the winner. The next UFO is number 1 and is due on June 8th.

2^nd Tuesday: Mystery Quilt presentation. UFO drawings will be held on the following 2^nd Tuesdays: 6/8, 8/10, 10/12 and 12/14. Grand prize 1/11.

3^rd Tuesday: 4/20, mini retreat; 5/18, classes; 6/15, classes; 7/20, classes; 8/20, mini retreat; 9/21, classes; 10/19, mini retreat; 11/16, classes; 12/21, classes. Board meetings, every 3^rd Tuesday.

We need a volunteer to take Lorene Gruber’s place as program committee rep while Lorene is away.

On May 4^th the Guild is offering a class on machine appliqué. The cost is $10 and it will take place at the Methodist church in Oxford. Starting in June, Beth Bender will teach a 4 week course on beginning quilting at the church. See Lorene for details.