Quilt Connection Guild

Cindy F. advised me that the Clark Pleasant library is open for meetings again and that we will be meeting there on Thursday at 1PM. I will cancel our room reservation at the Grwd. Lib.

Our regular meeting location was damaged by last week’s tornado, so this month we will meet at the Greenwood Library on the 2nd floor in Study Room #9. They have an elevator that you can take to the 2nd floor. The help desk will direct you to our room location. See you there!

Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 6 at 7:00 pm at the Greenwood United Methodist Church.

Kim Hobson will be presenting the program “Quilts with Zippers”. Kim will also be leading the

guild’s workshop to be held Saturday, April 8 at The Back Door from 10am –3pm. The

workshop is limited to 15 people, so be sure to sign up soon if you haven’t done so already.

Join us for quilts, food, vendors, demos and fun at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N Madison Avenue, Greenwood, Indiana 46142. Parking is free and the church is wheelchair accessible. Admission to the show is $8. Food will be available for purchase. We are also having a silent quilt auction to benefit ICAN, so now is your chance to own a small quilt of your own. See you at the show!

Mary Strinka is our guest speaker on Thursday evening and she will talking about “My a stack ‘n’ Whack Obsession. ” Please join us at 7pm for our meeting and Mary’s presentation. We meet at the Greenwood United Methodist Church located at 525 N. Madison Avenue in Greenwood, Indiana.

Our Quilt Connection Guild 2022 Quilt Show will be held at the same church on Friday June 10th 10am-4pm and Saturday June 11th 10am-3pm.

We hope to see you at the meeting and the show!

Our Guild meets at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142, and our April meeting will start promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to do some hand sewing and chat, we will welcome you. You are welcome to attend two meetings before you join our Guild!

This month’s speaker is from ICAN (Indiana Canine Assistance Network) and they will be talking about their accredited service dog training and placement program which help children and adults overcome challenges and break barriers.

You may be asking yourself why the Quilt Connection Guild would host such a speaker, and I will tell you why. Our guild is sponsoring a silent auction during our next quilt show and all funds raised by the quilts that are donated for the silent auction will go to ICAN. If you would like to donate a small wall quilt (no larger than 30 x 30 inches) to this project, we would love to include it as part of the auction. During the quilt show we will also accept monetary donations for ICAN and/or cotton, upholstery, or pre-quilted fabric donations so prisoners can make dog beds and accessories for the ICAN dogs.

The Quilt Connection Guild’s Show will be held on…June 10th (FRI) 10AM-4PM and June 11th (SAT) 10AM-3PM at the Greenwood United Methodist Church. There will be many unique quilts and handmade items on display, popular vendors from our area will display items for sale, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Admission to the event will be $8.

Our guest speaker is Rickie Long and she will demonstrate Accuquilt Studio Cutters which use dyes from multiple vendors to accurately cut quilt pieces. Rickie Long and Carla Baca are members of our guild and they own a business called Streamside Studio Creations which has booth space at The Shoppe Recreated Treasures, 291 E. Twocent Road in Bargarsville, Indiana. They specialize in creating and recreating items from gently used fabric. Plan to come and bring some of your own material to cut using dyes, and learn the tips and techniques that Ricki uses to create her lovely quilts, and bring one of your own completed projects for “Show and Tell.”

We meet at the Greenwood United Methodist Church and the meeting will start promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to do some hand sewing and chat, we will welcome you.

The mask protocols have changed at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142. If you have been fully vaccinated, you can take off your mask. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear your mask. Some people may choose to wear their mask even if they are fully vaccinated because of the Covid Delta varient that is currently spreading across Indiana. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you join our Guild!

Also, be aware that construction on Madison Avenue had finally been completed! The Church is located about 5 blocks from the Mall on the East side of Madison Avenue.

Happy Quilting!!!

Thursday, July 1st – QCG Meeting featuring “Danish House” blocks

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Our guest speaker is Gloria Stalhut from Quilted Glo and she will be talking about “Danish House” blocks and showing her completed quilt using “Danish House” blocks and hot fix crystals.  Gloria will offer a “Danish House” class later in July for our Guild. Plan to come and find out more about these blocks, hear more about the class and bring one of your completed projects for “Show and Tell” and meet us at the Greenwood United Methodist Church.

The meeting starts promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to sew and chat, please do so.

The mask protocols have changed at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142. If you have been fully vaccinated, you can take off your mask. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear your mask. Some people may choose to wear their mask even if they are fully vaccinated. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you join our Guild!

Also, be aware that Madison Avenue is still under construction. You can only go North on Madison Avenue when you enter or leave the church parking lot. An easy way to get to the meeting is to go South on 31 until you reach Main Street where you will make a left at the light (heading east). Then turn left on Madison Avenue at the light (heading North) and drive about 5 blocks to the church. The parking lot will be on your right side.

Happy Quilting!!!

Thursday, June 3rd QCG Meeting

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Our guest speaker is Connie Lancaster from Quilt Quarters and she will be talking about turning your left over scraps into wonderful and amazing items.  Plan to bring your favorite completed quilted purse project for “Show and Tell” and a box of sewing and/or quilting goodies that you would like to trade and/or sell to other members of the Guild.

The meeting starts promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to sew and chat, please do so.

The mask protocols have changed at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142. If you have been fully vaccinated, you can take off your mask. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear your mask. Some people may choose to wear their mask even if they are fully vaccinated. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you join our Guild!

Also, be aware that Madison Avenue is still under construction. You can only go North on Madison Avenue when you enter or leave the church parking lot. An easy way to get to the meeting is to go South on 31 until you reach Main Street where you will make a left at the light (heading east). Then turn left on Madison Avenue at the light (heading North) and drive about 5 blocks to the church. The parking lot will be on your right side.

Happy Quilting!!!

QCG Meeting Tonight – 5/6/21

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We are meeting this evening at the Greenwood United Methodist Church at 7PM. If you would like to do some hand sewing, bring your mask and some hand work for a chat at 6:30PM.

Our speaker is Ann Ward and she will be talking about Inktense Pencils which can be used to permanently draw on paper or fabric. Ann will share some of the projects that she has completed and how she uses Inktense in her artwork.

Note: There is construction on Madison Avenue.  You cannot go South on Madison Avenue beginning at the Mall (between Fry Rd. and downtown Greenwood). An easy way to get to the church is to go South on 31.  Turn left (or East) onto Main Street.  Turn left (or North) onto Madison Avenue. Madison Avenue going North is a little bumpy, but it is open. See you at 7PM!

April 1st QCG Zoom Meet w/Mike Stevens

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This is not an April Fool’s Joke. Mike Stevens will be joining us on April 1st at 7PM to give QCG members a tour of his quilt shop and to discuss some of the interesting projects that he has been working on. The meeting will start promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM, please do so! We like to sit, chat and do some hand sewing for a half hour before the official meeting starts. Details to join our Zoom call are in the QCG Newsletter! We hope to see you on the call!!

April 1, 2021 – Monthly QCG Meeting on ZOOM

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Our next monthly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 1st at 7:00 PM. Details about joining our ZOOM meeting can be found in our monthly Newsletter. To join our guild and get a copy of the Newsletter, contact sherylotter@comcast.net. You can enter the meeting as early as 6:30 PM to chat and to work on your own project. The actual meeting starts at 7:00 PM and our program chairs have been hard at work to bring us a fun event that includes a tour of a local quilt shop. We also plan to do another give away this month, so join us to make friends and have some fun!

Below are a couple of pictures from our QCG members that were submitted for Show and Tell during our meeting. You never know what our members have been up to…but their work is always lovely!!

Join us on Thursday, March 4th for our next QCG Monthly Zoom Meeting!

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Jeanette Bagley is going to take us through a tutorial on how to make Prairie Points and show us examples of new and interesting ways that she uses Prairie Points in her quilts. Join us at 6:30PM for a sew along and/or at 7:00PM for the actual start of the meeting. To join our guild and to receive an invitation to our next ZOOM meeting, contact Sheryl Otter at sherylotter@comcast.net. For a definition of what a Prairie Point is…see the following info that I found on the world wide web…

What are Prairie points? Prairie points are folded squares of fabric that add an interesting texture to a project and can be made using any fabric. They look great along borders and even in the body of wall hangings and fabric baskets. They add color and a third dimension to your quilting. Most prairie points are small and are perfect scrap busters.

I hope to see you all on our Thursday Zoom meeting!

January Pin Cushion Project

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We will be making a scrappy heart pin cushion, or you can make a block if you wish.  Make it any size you want and decorate it however you wish.  The directions are in the January newsletter.
I made two possibilities.  The first picture is using an orphan block with reverse applique.  Excuse the satin stitch.  The second is one I made following directions from a Quilting Arts magazine from 2019.

January 7th Meeting @ 7PM

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January Meeting – Plan to join our next monthly ZOOM Meeting on Thursday, January 7th at 7PM. Ann Ward will lead us in a fun hands on project. We are also planning some surprises for the meeting (including a giveaway), so be sure and join us for fun and sharing!!

Show and Tell – Send pictures of your most recent project to Jo Ann Gates at gatesja@att.net on or before Tuesday, January 5th and she will add your project picture to the show and tell section of the meeting.

ZOOM Meeting Details – Instructions on joining our next ZOOM meeting are included in our QCG January Newsletter. You can receive a copy of the monthly Newsletter by joining the Quilt Connection Guild (QCG). Contact Sheryl Otter-Membership Chairperson at sherylotter@comcast.net for more details. Our QCG Membership fee is $20 per year.

Happy Quilting & Happy New Year!!!

The QCG “Art Bee” has been busy…

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In November, the QCG “Art Bee” made Art Trading cards. This first picture is a group of Art cards that I received in November. Each card is about 2″ x 3″ (or just about that size), some are three dimensional and all are quite lovely! The second picture features postcards we made and traded for Christmas. This is a fun group and we currently meet by ZOOM. Let us know if you would like to join us for our January ZOOM meeting. Techniques used on the cards include beading, machine embroidery, painting, stamping, sewing and quilting.

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Our guest speaker is Daren Redman who takes photographs for inspiration, then designs, hand dyes, paints and designs her own fabric to create her wall art and textiles. Plan to come and find out more the tips and techniques that she uses to create her lovely quilts, and bring one of your own completed projects for “Show and Tell.”

We meet at the Greenwood United Methodist Church and the meeting will start promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to do some hand sewing and chat, we will welcome you.

The mask protocols have changed at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142. If you have been fully vaccinated, you can take off your mask. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear your mask. Some people may choose to wear their mask even if they are fully vaccinated because of the Covid Delta varient that is currently spreading across Indiana. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you join our Guild!

Also, be aware that Madison Avenue is still under construction. You can only go North on Madison Avenue when you enter or leave the church parking lot. An easy way to get to the meeting is to go South on 31 until you reach Main Street where you will make a left at the light (heading east). Then turn left on Madison Avenue at the light (heading North) and drive about 5 blocks to the church. The parking lot will be on your right side.

Happy Quilting!!!

Our guest speaker is Gloria Stalhut from Quilted Glo and she will be talking about “Danish House” blocks and showing her completed quilt using “Danish House” blocks and hot fix crystals.  Gloria will offer a “Danish House” class later in July for our Guild. Plan to come and find out more about these blocks, hear more about the class and bring one of your completed projects for “Show and Tell” and meet us at the Greenwood United Methodist Church.

The meeting starts promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to sew and chat, please do so.

The mask protocols have changed at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142. If you have been fully vaccinated, you can take off your mask. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear your mask. Some people may choose to wear their mask even if they are fully vaccinated. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you join our Guild!

Also, be aware that Madison Avenue is still under construction. You can only go North on Madison Avenue when you enter or leave the church parking lot. An easy way to get to the meeting is to go South on 31 until you reach Main Street where you will make a left at the light (heading east). Then turn left on Madison Avenue at the light (heading North) and drive about 5 blocks to the church. The parking lot will be on your right side.

Happy Quilting!!!

Our guest speaker is Connie Lancaster from Quilt Quarters and she will be talking about turning your left over scraps into wonderful and amazing items.  Plan to bring your favorite completed quilted purse project for “Show and Tell” and a box of sewing and/or quilting goodies that you would like to trade and/or sell to other members of the Guild.

The meeting starts promptly at 7PM, but if you would like to join us at 6:30PM to sew and chat, please do so.

The mask protocols have changed at the Greenwood United Methodist Church which is located at 525 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, Indiana 46142. If you have been fully vaccinated, you can take off your mask. If you have not been fully vaccinated, please continue to wear your mask. Some people may choose to wear their mask even if they are fully vaccinated. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you join our Guild!

Also, be aware that Madison Avenue is still under construction. You can only go North on Madison Avenue when you enter or leave the church parking lot. An easy way to get to the meeting is to go South on 31 until you reach Main Street where you will make a left at the light (heading east). Then turn left on Madison Avenue at the light (heading North) and drive about 5 blocks to the church. The parking lot will be on your right side.

Happy Quilting!!!