Meetings/Events
Meetings are first Tuesday of Each Month 

August 4, 2009 - Jane Hamilton, "Scrap Attack"

September 1, 2009 – One of our most exciting meetings of the season!  Pot luck dinner, challenge presentation, school supply donations (community service time to stuff back packs).  A great "kick off" for our new year!!

October 6, 2009* –  Kim Fess and Rebecca Heinze, "Too Quirky Quilters," are two women who love quilting, music and just having fun.  They have combined these activities into a unique and entertaining program for our quilt guild with song parodies they have written about their adventures and "misadventures" in quilting, while sharing a trunk show of their own quilts.

November – No Meeting 

December 1, 2009 – Barb Garrett, "With a Mother's Love."  Barb is a well known quilt historian who will be relaying the history of quilting with examples of doll quilts.  Also the announcement and instructions for the exciting 2010 Challenge.

January 5, 2010 – Community Service – Hands On - Making preemie quilt kits, tracing new baby bear patterns for the NIC-U, turning bear bodies, sharing new directions for new requests by the NIC-U.  Please come prepared to plan some new projects.  New fabric has been donated for our projects.  Please bring any flannel that you are willing to donate for preemie quilts and sewn bear bodies for trimming and turning.

February 2, 2010 – Game night - Weather permitting, this will be a relaxed game night for fun and chatting with friends.  Bingo and "Truth or Myth" will be offered with some small prizes.  Bring along hand sewing if you want something to do as you play!  Come join us for a fun evening.

March 2, 2010 – Cheryl Lynch, "Personalizing Your Quilts."  Cheryl is a well known quilt designer who is noted for her Judaic quilt patterns and her art quilts.  The lecture  talks about using the computer to print on fabric and other techniques that will make your quilt uniquely reflect you.

April 6, 2010* – Mary W. Kerr, "Motherless Quilts."  Mary is an AQS certified appraiser, quilt maker and author.  Her book, Vintage Revisited will be published in early 2010.  This lecture features a lively trunk show and discussion about working with orphan blocks and tops.  Mary will show numerous examples from her collection of multigenerational quilts and new quilts from unrelated blocks and tops.  This lecture is a great source of ideas  for completing projects from yesteryear.

April 8, 2010 - WORKSHOP - "Texture Magic Tote" - 9am to 4pm at the LCHS.  A new workshop is being offered this spring to help people learn how to use Texture Magic.  Christine Kling is the area representative for this product and she will be leading the workshop.  Workshop registration is $25.  Christine will be selling us the patterns ($9) and the Texture Magic ($12) separately.  Please sign up for the program during the March meeting or email Michele McLaughlin.  Payment for the workshop is due by or on April 6th (the April meeting).  Click on this link to see the pattern.

May 4, 2010 – Barbara Lenox, "When you Work with a Plaid, the Plaid Works with You."  Barbara is a renown designer and teacher.  This lecture will discuss "exploring the plaid profile" - a combo of characteristics determined by both grid type and color.  Purchasing and strategies for using plaid fabric in your quilts will be highlighted.

June 1, 2010 – Jeannie Campbell, "Creating a Landscape Pattern When You Don't Know How To Draw."  Jeannie Campbell has been sewing for 40 years.  She attended Pratt Institute studying fashion design.  It wasn't until 1989 that quilting became her passion.  Her quilts have appeared in many local shows as well as Quilt Odyssey in Hershey and Lancaster Quilters' Heritage Celebration.  She will be discussing her method of creating a landscape quilt which is tailored for those of us who do not draw well.

June TBA, 2010 - WORKSHOP with Jeannie Campbell, "Landscape Quilts"

July 6, 2010 – TBA

August 3, 2010 – Michele McLaughlin, "Project Sunway."  Sunbonnet Sue is one of the most beloved - and maligned- quilt patterns.  Michele has an extensive collection of patterns and quilts using Sue and will be relaying the history of the pattern.  If you have an old SBS quilt you would like to show for Show and Tell, please bring it along!

August 5, 2010 - WORKSHOP - Jane Hamilton of "Scrap Attack" fame will return to do her "Creative Pen" workshop.  During this workshop Jane will teach us how to create impressive quilt labels.  This workshop is promoted as a no stress and no artistic talent needed.  Permanent fabric pen design instruction including writing, leaves, and flower techniques will be given.  Price for workshop is $25.00.

 *Admission of $5.00 for non-members.