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Community Quilts Brown Bag Challenge Art Quilt Lunch Bunch Library Quilt Show Retreat Raffle Quilt Order of Fat Quarter Mystery Quilt
Community Quilts - This is our Guilds major altruistic project each year. This project supplies quilts to the little people in the Baker Headstart Program. Secondly, we present quilts to the residents of the Douglas T. Jacobson State Veterans' Nursing Home. Our newest endeavor is the Deep Creek Rehab & Nursing Center. Last but not least, we donate quilts to the "For the Love of Kids" Project. All of the materials are donated by members of our Guild and by friends of our Guild. "Each one make one" is our motto, but two or three would be better! Brown Bag - Each January, participants bring pre-determined amounts of fabric in a brown bag. The "control person" collects the bags, keeps track of whose is whose, and distributes them back to the participants. The participants have until the next December to make something lovely for return to the original owner of the fabric. It's fun to find out who you made something for and also fun to get something made for you! Challenge: Each April, a challenge is made to the whole club, to make something using defined guidelines. The following March, the challenge pieces are hung during our spring luncheon and members get to vote for their favorite. The winner gets to make up the rules for the challenge for the next year.
Art Quilt Lunch Bunch: This group meets once each month to discuss art quilts, color specifics and ideas for the creation of art quilts. Library: We have a extensive library which we are very proud of. Members are welcome to check out books for three weeks at a time. Quilt Show: Our quilt show takes place in February of every odd numbered year. There's plenty for everyone to do and we all learn a lot and have much fun! Retreat: Our retreat takes place in Spring of every even numbered year. We spend several days and nights at a Florida retreat house with experienced teachers and good food! Raffle Quilt: Our raffle quilts have gone down in history as among the most beautiful quilts in the world. These quilts are raffled during our quilt show. Members all work on creating these quilts as their skills and time allow.
Order of Fat Quarter: This is a program begun by our Guild to show our appreciation of members who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty in volunteerism to the benefit of our club. Awards are given each year to members whose names will be forever listed in our membership guide as outstanding Guild citizens. Mystery Quilt: Beginning in the spring and continuing for 8-9 months, the Chief Inspector will be giving us clues in the newsletter to solve this mystery. Will it be a simple misdemeanor or will it be murder? Pictures of the solutions will be "uncovered" at the end of this adventure! |