Small but mighty!

We may have a small group but we're a prolific bunch! I just wanted to share that I brought home 11 finished veterans quilts and 8 more tops to quilt!

I said I was going to make a December delivery but I might have to deliver quilts earlier. I have over 30 quilts ready to go!

Lots of News!

 There are several things to update you on this month:

Trash to Treasure Sale Report

The total made from the October TTT sale was $882. For comparison, last year we made  $1,231. In 2024 it was  $1,165 and only $734 in 2023.

I think $882 is a great take for the smaller crowd that we had. Last year we also had several more higher priced items.

Some of this is going to be spent quite soon buying more quilt backing fabric for the veterans quilts. You are are making them at a fast pace and we love that!

November Meeting and Sewing Days

The meeting is Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm. Marcy, Estelle and Margaret will be sharing some tips and techniques to easily cover books. They will have their own samples to spark ideas for you just in time for making gifts. 

Sewing Days are November 18 & 19. Bring your machine and sew one or both days on any project that you like. The room is usually open at 9:00 am but arrive whenever you want. Bring your lunch and enjoy 1 or 2 days of escape from home!

2027 Dates

The schedule for 2027 has been reviewed and entered on the Montpelier Center Calendar

Month	Night Meeting	Sewing Days
January	12	20 - 21
February	9	17 - 18
March	9	17 - 18
April	13	21 - 22
May	11	19 - 20
June	8	16 - 17
July	13	21 - 22
August	10	18 - 19
September	14	15 - 16
October	12	20 - 21
November	9	17 - 18
December	14	15 - 16

Veterans Quilts and October Meetings

Last week I delivered 42 more veterans quilts. The total for the year is 111! Keep up the great work.

Our delivery coordinator is Jennifer. She has been responsible for distributing our quilts since 2018 and has handled around1000 quilts! I always check in with her to make sure she doesn't feel burdened. She says she considered it an honor to play her "small" role. She has contacts at both the Richmond and Fredericksburg VA facilities and makes sure they get delivered where they are most needed and appreciated. At the moment she says about 70% go to Richmond and 30% to Fredericksburg. We really lucked into this situation with Terry Muller when she was a member. Terry met Jen through a Facebook Marketplace sale and started this relationship and we are fortunate. I don't know of anyone else who has visibility and connections in both facilities.

To thank her, I made a quilt this summer and gifted it to her when I delivered these quilts.

I started this quilt just for fun but before I had 3 blocks done, I knew it was for Jennifer. She loves vintage things and this quilt fit right into her guest room.

OCTOBER MEETINGS

Tuesday, October 13, 7:30 - our annual Trash To Treasure event. Bring things you want to donate and be ready to shop! All of the money collected at this event goes toward batting and backing for the veterans quilts.

Wednesday and Thursday, October 21 - 22 - sewing days. Bring your machine and project and sit, sew and socialize. 

3-Patch Block

 

August meeting announcements

The August meeting is tomorrow,  Tuesday, August 11 at 7pm at The Montpelier Center for the Arts. Dawn Burnett is going to entertain us with a presentation on "A Brief History of Quilts."

We will also have the monthly show and tell and pinwheel block exchange. 

There are also a lot of veterans quilts ready to be picked up for binding.

August sewing days are Wednesday and Thursday, August 19 and 20. The doors are usually open by 9. Come whenever you want, work on whatever you want and leave whenever you want.  Just come and have fun.

July Meeting Roundup

Tuesday's meeting was a huge success. Margaret inspired everyone with her trunk show of scrappy veterans quilts.

I was completely gobsmacked to bring home 23 finished veterans quilts! Many of these were from Margaret's trunk show.

I also brought home 10 quilt tops ready for quilting. These will add to 3 that I already had a 3 or more that Brenda took home.

We will be very busy quilting the next few weeks.

We also had a successful drive for WHEAT  and received this note from Cathy Williams. 

I collected in the WHEAT Food Drive last night from CSQ a generous portion of canned tuna, canned chicken, canned tomatoes, some wipes, canned corn. Thank them for us. You are always generous. And $645.00 in checks and cash which we will spend buying fill-in items for our food pantry.

Thank CSQ for helping out needy neighbors in Western Hanover County with the basic necessity of food.

Thanks, Cathy Williams, Food Assistance Coordinator, WHEAT and CSQ member

July meeting and sew days!

 Our July Meeting is this coming Tuesday, July 14 at 7 pm at the Montpelier Center. Our program is being presented by Margaret Griffiths. She will share a trunk show of a lot of veterans quilts that were made using crumb blocks and scrap fabrics. You will be awed and inspired by all the new veterans quilts that she has made.

We will also have our annual July collection for WHEAT. Cathy Williams will be in the parking lot before the meeting to accept the donations. Donations can be product or monetary/checks. For a list of current needs, check out their pantry page here.

Our sewing days are July 15 and 16, this Wednesday and Thursday. The Montpelier Center is having summer camp this week so we will use the old library space for our sewing space, this same as last month.