Summer has finally arrived ! It was a while coming, but the heat is here. What better time to retreat to a cool spot in your sewing room to escape the heat and get some quilting done ?​

At the July meeting:

Quilt Show, 2013: Thanks again to everyone involved in making this our best quilt show yet ! We’ll have a brief review of the show and our finances, with the complete wrap up in August when all of our receipts are in, our bills are paid and Judy C. returns from her holidays.

Supplies for the July meeting – In keeping with our Christmas in July tradition, we’ll begin work on our quilted postcards. If you’d like to participate, please bring a 5×7”background fabric, scissors and any special fabric you’d like to include in your card. We will have lots of seasonal fabric (thanks to Ann V) to choose from as well as the basic supplies, some design inspirations and work stations available.

Potluck: July is also our potluck supper. Be sure to bring along your place setting as well as a dish to pass.  Thanks to Eugenia for volunteering to be our hostess while Judy W. is away.

Irmgard’s Interesting Indian Itinerary: (and Germany)Irmgard has graciously agreed to share the highlights of her recent trip and talk about the contacts she made regarding sister guilds/kindred groups.

Also at the July meeting:

My Sister’s Place presentation of Comfort Quilts

Colour Theory resumes

If you made a Grandmother’s Flower Garden patch and have no further plans for it, please bring it along with you – someone else might want to collect them to use

Quilt Show Member Feedback Survey

Volunteer Sign-ups for Snacks and Set up

Sunbonnet Sue Registration Continues – $ 2 to participate – receive the background fabric and applique pattern. The completed blocks will be compiled into one or more sets and the set(s) will be drawn for. Participants will receive a draw ticket.

Peggy F is still looking for 15” squares of batting, or smaller bits she can piece together. July is the last opportunity to bring them before she leaves on her trip. Peggy has also agreed to share highlights of her trip at the September meeting.

Raffle Quilt – Ticket sales continue. See Ann V to turn in completed books or sign out more tickets to sell

Ongoing events: Martha Schellingerhoud trunk show in August, International Sunbonnet Sue begins in September, work continues on our plowing match blocks to be revealed in October (bring your extra fabric – someone else might need it),

New Password: Please note – our website password has changed. See an executive member if you need the new password.

Don’t forget for the July meeting: Dish to pass, place setting, comfort quilts, name tag, postcard supplies, batting, raffle change, raffle tickets, show ‘n tell items