Guild Calendar
CURRENT EVENTS
UPCOMING MEETINGS
May 21 General Meeting - In line with one of our guild’s core values of community service and charitable giving, Elisabeth Barrata share her quilt journey in Africa, where she taught sewing to the local African women. Also, Jason and Cinnamon Miles from Sew Powerful will talk about their non-profit organization. Sew Powerful enlists volunteers to assist with assembling purses for young girls in Zambia. Jason and Cinnamon will explain how such a simple gesture as making and giving purses to these young girls can make a difference in their quality of life, including their education, vocational training, health, and farming.
May 3-4 (Noon-3pm PDT) Global Quilt Connection All Star Sampler Platter:
This virtual 6-hour program consists of 18 teachers with 18 demonstrations over 2 days. Each demonstration is 15 minutes in length. If you miss any of the live demonstrations, a link to the demonstrations will be available for 72 hours. All of our guild members will be able to remotely join the program from the comfort of their home. The link for this virtual program will be emailed to all of our guild members just prior to the event.
May 22 will be a sew day at Shepherd of the Sierra Fellowship Hall where you can donate your time and talents to making purses for Sew Powerful. The workshop is at no cost. Kits and pattern will be provided. Please plan to bring your sewing machine, sewing tools and lunch for a sew day.
June 18 General Meeting - We're having a potluck and we will also be awarding ribbons won at our Quilt Show.
July 16 General Meeting - Christine Barnes is our speaker. There will also be a workshop with Christine the next day.
August 20 General Meeting - Colleen Pelfrey is our speaker. There will also be a workshop with Colleen the next day.
September 17 General Meeting - TBD
October 15 General Meeting - Analie Belden is our speaker. There will also be a workshop the next day.
November 19 General Meeting - Quilts of Valor presentation.
December 17 General Meeting - Holiday potluck - games!
QUILT SHOW
Our quilt show, Red and White Extravaganza, will be on May 9-10, 2025 at William Jessup University. More information on our Activities page, under Quilt Show.
WHAT'S NEW ON THE WEBSITE
- If you make a Quilt of Valor, we'd like you to pin a status label to the back so Troop Support can keep track of them. Labels are on the Community Outreach page, under Troop Support.
- Thanks to intrepid photographer Sue Hoffman, we have pictures of the quilts from our recent quilt show. They are best seen on a computer, where you can look at each group as a slide show. You'll be amazed at what you missed in real life! They're on our new Quilt Show page.
VISITING OPPORTUNITY QUILTS
We love to see Opportunity Quilts from other guilds and support them by purchasing tickets. We have lists of who's scheduled to bring their quilt to our guild meetings for the next couple of years on our Contacts page.
FIFTH WEDNESDAY COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK DAY
Our next date will be Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 9 am to 2pm. We meet at the First United Methodist Church at 109 Washington Blvd. Bring your sewing machine and a potluck item; everything else is provided (irons, ironing boards, cutting mats, rotary cutters, thread, kits, pin-basted quilts, etc,). It's a great way to meet other members as well as to contribute to our Community Service effort. Contact: Cathy Urbanus
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
We're ready to start membership renewals for the 2025-2026 membership year, which starts on July 1, 2025. You can find a fillable membership form here or more information and the form on our About Us page. If you don't renew by the end of July, you won't be in the new roster, and you will probably get no more newsletters or messages from the Guild. There is a new form for Renewing Members and one for New or Returning Members.
ZOOM MINI GROUPS
We have a mini group, open to all, that meets via Zoom every Tuesday at 2pm. The group focuses on Missouri Star tutorials. We watch a part, go away to do what Jenny tells us, then come back and watch the next step. We share what we’re working on and have learned a lot of new techniques. Contact: Jen Luton
DAY CAMP
Our next Day Camp is scheduled for October 23-26, 2025, at the Lincoln Veterans Memorial Hall. More information is on our Activities Page, Day Camp. Contact: Colleen Voet
MERCY RETREAT
Dates for 2025: Tuesday - Friday, September 2-5. The cost for February was $395; we expect September will be in that neighborhood.. Information and form are on the Activities Page, Mercy Retreat. Contact: Shirley Shingara
QUILT CAMP AT ZEPHYR
Our dates are September 21-26, 2025. We'll have more information as it becomes available, on the Activities Page, Zephyr Camp . Contact: Jenny Gedeon or Karen Banta
THINGS WE COLLECT AT MEETINGS
- non-perishable food - goes to a local food bank
- personal size hygiene items - for the Gathering Inn
- aluminum tabs - go to Ronald McDonald house
- fabric scraps with fusible web adhered - to Jen Luton for a project
- fabric scraps - used for animal beds
- toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls - for ReCreate school programs
- yarn - for Project Linus
- basket items - to help with raffle baskets for the quilt show and Tea
- printer cartridges - recycled to help the enviornment and for income for the guild