Quilt Registration Deadline extended
until March 12th
Due to forms not being available at the last
meeting, quilt registration has been extended until this Friday. Don’t miss this last opportunity to register
all your quilts. Simply complete the
attached form, make 2 copies, keep the original for yourself and hand in the
copies at guild meeting OR you may send them to AQG Quilt Registration, c/o
Betty Chouinard, 28 Forest Street, Londonderry, NH 03053.
Want to sell some of your quilts in the
auction?
You can do that by signing up. Signups will be taken through April. All items need to be new (never used) and
must have a 6” sleeve. The proceeds of
the auction will be split equally between AQG Program and you. You have the option of setting a reserve for
your quilt, but you risk having your quilt returned to you if it doesn’t reach
the reserve.
Have you committed to making a bag for
the raffle table?
We have fourteen commitments and would like a
few more. Imagine how tempting it will
be to buy raffle tickets when the quilt show attendees see thirty beautifully
made bags filled based on all types of different themes. Think beach bags, tote for kids, picnic bag,
baby shower bag, casserole bag. Contact
Bridget with questions or send an email to bnmurphy73@comcast.net
and put Raffle Bag in the subject line.
All proceeds from these bags will benefit the New England Quilt
Museum.
Fat Quarter 50/50
We have right around 200 FQ’s in the “stash” and
would love to see that number double or triple by the April meeting. What do you need to do to help reach our
goal? Just bring in your fat quarters to
the next quilt meeting. For each fat
quarter you bring in you will receive one chance to win 50% of all the fat
quarters brought in that month. We all
have plenty of FQ’s sitting around and some of them we are not sure why we
bought them – bring them in and take a chance of finding them a new home.
Volunteer at the Quilt Show
Signup sheets to volunteer a few hours of your
time at quilt show are now available.
Sign up early to get the choice time in the area you would like to work
in. Help is needed with set-up,
admissions, raffle table, refreshments, white glove, take down and the
demonstration area. Give Joy or Nancy a
call or send them an email.
March 12th – NEQM Fundraiser
A reminder to all that a Silent Auction
will be held on Friday night, March 12, at the general meeting.
We are actively looking for donated items such
as (suggestions only): fat quarter stacks, a jelly roll or two, a group of
books/patterns. All items should be new. Some examples of items
already donated are: a collection of Michael Miller fabrics, a Quilters Club
puzzle, a versa disk, a "Quilt in a Box", and a quilted purse.
Cash and checks only......no plastic
The monies collected will be used to augment
bags for the raffle if needed, or added to the total amount being donated to
NEQM. Those who plan to donate items should contact Joy Whitaker at aqg.program@amoskeaqg.com
or at home # 429-0862.
Show ‘n tell
Let’s see what you all have been working
on. Bring in what you started, worked on
and finished at the last retreat. Bring in your latest project; show us what
you and your bee mates have been working on.
March is a great month for show ‘n tell.
Workshops
So many of our members have discovered one of
the great benefits of belonging to Amoskeag Quilters Guild. Check out the prices of workshops in the area
shops and you will know what it is. What
would you pay at a local shop for a full day workshop? What would you pay at one of the large quilt
shows? The answer: a whole lot more than
you will pay if you take the same workshop through the guild.
March 13 –
full day workshop with Denise Goodman learning the Stack’n
Whack process. Cost is only
$23 plus book Seven seats available.
April 17 -
full day workshop with “Yankee Quilts”.
Anne Gallo and Sue Raban will teach how to make a “Batik
Wedding Quilt”. This is a quilt that looks fabulous using batiks,
simple piecing with beautiful results. Take this workshop for only $40 plus
book/pattern. Eleven seats availab.e
Bus Trip
Don’t wait until it is too late to sign up for
this bus trip! What could be more fun
than riding up to Maine to see the Augusta Civic center filled to the brim with
fantastic quilts and vendors? What could
be more inspiring than to see all the different ways quilters put fabrics
together to make works of art? Find out
how much fun and inspiration is to be had by joining us for our first annual
trip to Maine Quilts – July 31. We will
be riding in a deluxe motor coach up to the Augusta Civic Center then stopping
at Marden’s in Lewiston and then home with all our inspiration and
purchases. See Kathy DeSchuiteneer to
sign up. Payment of $37 is due at sign
up and includes fun and inspiration as well as transportation costs, driver
gratuity and quilt show admission.
Time for nominations – if interested in volunteering for a board position
contact Beth Ditkoff.
As you know the guild cannot run without a
board. We need to fill the four officer
positions at a minimum and a few of the committees to keep the guild alive and
well. If you have been a long time
member and have not volunteered for a position or are a new member and want to
get involved this is the place for you.
All board members should plan on attending the
business meetings once a month every month except September. The meetings usually run no longer than 1.5
hrs and are not formal although we try to stay on topic. : )
Lots of ways to be part of the board from being an officer, to doing the
newsletter, membership, program, library, website, marketing or even taking on
the challenge of running the 2012 quilt show. (For a complete list refer to
page 2 of the January newsletter.)
Please consider giving a year to the guild.
Banquet
Your banquet reservation form is now available
for early bird sign ups. We have a great
evening planned for all attendees.
Appetizers, salad, your choice of Vegetable Lasagna or Chicken Marsala
as well as some great entertainment are in the works for June 18th. Come celebrate a great year with us
Fall retreat
Fall retreat registrations have been coming in
fast and furious. We are limited to
forty – don’t miss this retreat. Our
fall retreats are held at the Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center
located in Greenfield, NH – about a 45 minute ride from Manchester. The cost ranges from a low of $160 to $335
dependent or occupancy and room type.
The price includes 3 nights, 8 meals and a great sewing space. A deposit of $100 is needed to reserve your
space for September 9-12, 2010.
Don’t forget
- To bring in NEQM silent auction item.
- Quilt registration
- Auction quilt registration
- Show ‘n tell
- Fat Quarter for 50/50 Quilt show raffle
- Hospitality food item – if you signed up or even if you didn’t
- To reserve your spot at fall retreat
- A friend and a smile
- To wear your nametag
- Checkbook and signup form for workshops, bus trip and banquet.
