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SHEET: Info for next month's meeting
Next meeting
July 20 - 6:30 PM @ BEL
Church, Rt. 183
At our July meeting we will be celebrating our
summer picnic. The night will be filled with delicious
food, fun games, lots of good prizes and enjoyable
conversations with friends.
The "Recycling" challenge is due at the July
meeting. Take an old project, pair of jeans, sweater,
anything in your sewing room and reconfigure it into a work
of art or more useful item. Don't forget those "Before
Photos" so we can be amazed. Bring your entry in a
paper bag.
Please send a baby picture with your name on the
back to Janet Cramer for a game at the picnic.
Sit & Stitch
Workshops
We will be offering the following
workshop at Sit & Stitch in July and August from
6:00-8:30.
Kim Kearney
- Clothesline Tote Bag Class #2
Oh, we quilters take anything from the house and sew it!!!
Now, we're sewing clothesline! Wonder who comes up
with these ideas? Well, we're glad someone did
beceause it is a gorgeous bag.
PLEA FOR HELP
The Hershey
Show (a.k.a. Quilt Odyssey) is fast approaching. We
have paid to be able to display our raffle quilt ahd sell
tickets at this show, but volunteers are needed to sell
tickets in two-hour shifts for the four days of the show.
The show dates are Thursday, July 22 thru Sunday, July 25,
2010. Please contact Sue Suhre if you would like to
volunteer.
Calling All
Ticket Sellers
I
hope you are all busy selling tickets for our stunning
raffle quilt, Berks Blue Diamond. Be sure to sell,
sell, sell and bring your tickets and money to the next
meeting. You may turn them into me or Fred Brett.
I will also have additional tickets at the meeting or
contact Sue Suhre if you need more before the next meeting.
Block of the Month
July Patriotic Star (see newsletter for pattern)
Funtastic Fat Quarters
Bring a fat quarter (22" x 18") in the "color" of
the month and enter your name to win them all.
Jan. - Winter
White
July - Patriotic Blue
Feb. - Beautiful Batik Aug. -
Summer Stripes
Mar. - Olive Green Sept. -
Gourd Gold
April - Purple
Pansy
Oct. - Fall Leaves
May - Poppy Pink
Nov.
- Turkey Brown
June - Stars All Around Dec.
- Christmas
Red
Quilt Show Prop Committee
Our Motto: "If you can haul it,
we can use it!"
Beginning at the
May meeting, Diane Holmes will circulate sign-up sheets for
you to jot down which items you will be bringing to the
quilt show to "set the stage". Alma Huber has
contacted a doll shop who is willing to bring in 100 or more
dolls for us to use as props for the show. Alma will
also be adding her dolls too! So we need side tables,
end tables, bookcases, etc. to display this beautiful
creations. Doilies, small quilts/doll quilts, cradles,
doll beds, doll high chairs, etc. too!
Boutique
Fabric Baskets
We are collecting fabric - fat
quarters, 1/4 yd, 1/2 yd or full yard pieces to be used to
create "baskets of fabric" to be sold at the Boutique table.
We'd love to have a 1 yard donation (more if you force it
upon us!) from each member which would give us 150 yards of
fabric!!! This will be an easy, yet popular addition
to the boutique. We'll also collect small notions,
good books, threat, etc to add to the baskets. Bring
to any meeting or Sit & Stitch. Once again...thank you
for your support!!
2009-2010 UFO Challenge
Bring your completed UFO's and your notebook sheet to each meeting for Show & Tell, then see
one of the committee members
to give them a paper with your project # for a ticket for the monthly drawing.
Extreme Ironing Challenge
Our highly imaginative, greatly inspired, and somewhat demented Challenge Committee is issuing yet another challenge this year! Between now and the August meeting they would like us to
join in the extreme sport and performance art of Extreme Ironing! (EI) Just take your ironing board clothing and iron to an unusual or remote location and have someone take a photo of you as proof. Some ideas: in a forest; in a canoe; in the middle of the street, etc. Anything goes! Broken bones are NOT a requirement! Bring your photo and a little story about your adventure to the August meeting. Are YOU willing to take this newest, fun and more than a little crazy challenge? Put those thinking caps on, have fun, and BE SAFE!
Community Service for Haiti
Remember to keep working on those quilts for the
orphanages in Haiti.
Dates to Remember:
Sit & Stitch @
BEL Church
- July 6,
4:30-8:30 pm
Sit & Stitch is normally the
first Tuesday of every month from 4:30 to 8:30 and is
exactly what the title suggests...sit & stitch. Bring
whatever project you want to cart. Perfect for using
the long tables for layering or laying out quilts, sharing
with others, getting advice or assistance on projects along
with plenty of laughter and socializing!
Upcoming Events
July 9, 2010 - The Highlands' BQG
Silent Auction Exhibit & Reception 5:00-7:00 p.m.
July 14, 2010 - Quilt Show Meeting -
6:00 p.m.
July 22-25, 2010 - Hershey Quilt Show
September 16-19, 2010 - PA National
Quilt Extravaganza at Oaks
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Reminders:
Guest Policy for Meetings: Guests may attend one mtg.
free of
charge. They then may be placed on the waiting list if
interested in becoming a member. While on the waiting
list, they may then attend one meeting per year for a $4.00 guest fee.
Staples Business Rewards Program: - Please remember to
use our
guild number: # 2645357084 everytime you shop
at Staples.
Simply present this number at the time of checkout,
and BQG will earn a percentage of your sale, which is
applied to the cost of printing our newsletter.
Quilts & Other Comforts Guild Rebate Program: - please use #PA193
when ordering from the catalogue to help our
guild earn a
free quilt display stand.
Inclement Weather: Cancellations due to winter weather
will be
handled as follows: Those with an e-mail address
will be notified via e-mail. Cancellations will also
be
broadcast on
radio station WEEU - 830 AM.
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