Quilt Exhibit Opportunity Survey

 The last time our group had a quilt exhibit was in 2021 at the newly opened Hanover Museum. You can see photos from that exhibit here. The last time we exhibited at the Montpelier Center was 2019.

The center has reached out to us to see if we would like to have a 6 week exhibit in the Montpelier Center starting in September.  We discussed it at the meeting Tuesday night and decided to send out a survey to see if we have enough interest and quilts to do an exhibit. Karen Hughes and Annette Cisik have generously offered to organize it.

But first we have to see if we have enough quilts to pull it off and that's where this survey comes it. It's not an absolute commitment, just a way to gauge interest. Please take a moment to fill it out whether you are interested or not so that we know that everyone saw the opportunity to participate.

I don't have any photos from the 2019 exhibit so I'll share this photo of a quilt I was making during that exhibit. I wish I had it back to include in a potential September exhibit.

Take The Survey

February Meeting and Sewing Days

 The meeting for February is Tuesday, February 14. Sharon Gustafson is hosting and the topic is sewing-related collections.Sharon says "I quilt", therefore I collect (save, hang on to, put in a box to save for an idea). Just share something you have that you would not have if you didn't quilt."

Do you collect sewing/quilt themed items or collect weird things that "you might need for a project". Bring something that you collect and share with the group.

Sewing Days are a week late this month because of a scheduling conflict with Hanover County. We have the building February  17 - 18 for our sewing days.

Meetings this week

Our January meeting is tomorrow, 1/10! Hope to see many of you there. We do not have a program on the schedule, so please bring lots of show and tell. :-) 

Sewing days for this month are Friday and Saturday, 1/13 and 1/14.

 

Last veterans quilt delivery for 2022

I delivered 27 quilts to our hospital contact this week and that brings our 2022 total to 114! I know that they really love receiving them and I also know that they are seeing an uptick in cancer patients so the quilts are absolutely needed and appreciated. I'm trying to get Jenn to a meeting soon to talk with us again about how they use the quilts.

We haven't kept great records until the last few years but scrolling back I see that we have made at least 321 since January 2020. I think that's pretty amazing for our little group!

I have at least 12 tops here that Brenda and I will get started quilting soon. 

For anyone new to the group and interested in making veterans quilts, here's all the info that you need:

- Quilts are to be as close as possible to 48" x 60". The hospital prefers patriotic or masculine colors/themes. Scrappy quilts seem to work very well too. Florals and pastels aren't so much in demand.

- You can quilt your own or we will quilt it for you. If you want to quilt your own quilts I can provide backing, batting and labels for you. 

- If we quilt your quilt for you we have complete control over the design and thread choice. We can't keep up with special requests. Fortunately, so far, we haven't had any complaints. We quilt them as we have time. Since quilts are quilted in pairs (matched to a backing) sometimes it takes a while to get your quilt back for binding. Occasionally when the maker isn't at the meeting to pick up a quilted top someone else volunteers to do the binding. Many hand make light work.

- We appreciate all efforts to avoid fragrances in your fabrics. I can't have fragrances in my house because of my allergies and I have had to hang quilt tops and finished quilts outside for days to get fragrance smells out. I don't like doing that to your tops and quilts but sometimes I have to.

It's always rewarding to fill the back of my car and deliver a new batch of quilts. I'm already looking forward to a Spring delivery.

Vicki

CSQ Meetings January - May 2023

 Our meetings have been scheduled with the county for January - May 2023

The meeting dates are:

January 10

February 14

March 14

April 11

May 9

We do not have any programs scheduled for 2023. Please consider hosting a program for one of our meetings. You can sign up on the Program Calendar.

Sewing Days are:

January 13 - 14

February 17 - 18 (off our normal schedule)

March 10 -11

April 7 - 8

May 12 - 13

We are required to sign up for the meetings and sewing days. There's no charge. You can sign up at the Parks and Rec website here:

https://secure.rec1.com/VA/hanover-county-va/catalog

Look under Clubs and Social for the Country School Quilters listing of meetings

A few more things about our December meetings

Our December 13th meeting will start at 6:30, since we are having a potluck.  Please bring your own drink.  Paper goods will be provided.

Our sewing days this month are December 16th and 17th, NOT this coming weekend!  The county had a conflict so things were pushed back one week.

Hope to see many of you next week!

December Meeting Reminder

 Our December meeting is scheduled for December 13. It's our annual holiday pot luck and collection for WHEAT. Cathy Williams has provided this list of the items that they always need at the pantry. She said that they are seeing heavier traffic this season.

Bring your favorite dish to share. There's no sign up because we can always count on you to bring a great variety of delicious food!

Don't forget to bring show-and-tell.

Boxes of breakfast cereal

Boxes of instant oatmeal

Oatmeal

Pancake mix with syrup, some low sugar or sugar free

Boxes of Mac ‘n cheese

Any size and type of tomato products

One pound boxes of spaghetti noodles

Containers of Spaghetti sauce to feed 4-6

Ramen noodles

16-ounce jars of peanut butter and/or jelly

6-ounce cans of tuna

Cans of chicken

Other cans of meat

16-ounce cans of any vegetables

Cans of dried beans, pork and beans, black and pinto beans

Pound bags of white or brown rice

Cans of fruit, some low sugar or sugar free

Any size or kind of soup

Any type of one-dish meals, Brunswick stew, chicken and dumplings, beef stew

Quart envelopes of dried milk

Envelopes of dried potatoes

Dressing Mix

Meal starters like hamburger helper

Paper grocery bags

Hygiene kits in a zip bag containing soap, shampoo, hand towel, wash cloth, comb or

brush, small hand sanitizer, tooth brush, tooth paste, razor, 5 bandaids, deodorant

Monetary donations are used to help citizens with utility bills or other emergency expenses and can be mailed to WHEAT P.O. Box 171 Beaverdam, VA 23015