Quilters by the Sea July '24 News by QuiltersByTheSea-Wilmington-NC

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Hello everyone - thanks for making the picnic and all the good food We had a nice time getting to know each other and seeing what volunteer positions are available to help make our guild the best that it can be for all of us.

We have lots of wonderful classes scheduled for the rest of the year - and they are working on more classes for the future.

We have a homebodies retreat planned - with a cap of attendees - so sign up now. Our retreat in January is available for signing up also. Lots of opportunities to sew and learn about other people that like the same things you do!

If you have any questions or suggestions - please reach out to a board member - and ask. We would love to help answer questions about anything Things have changed a lot in the last five years - we are trying to make it better for all Getting back together and sewing for fun is part of that!

Hope to see everyone at the next meeting which is in the evening and we will have a great presentation - so come ready to learn new things. Stay cool and sewing,

Kirsta JULY MEETING PROGRAM – SCRAP QUILT SECRETS - Diane VanDiver of Butterfly Threads Quilting https://www.butterflythreadsquilting.com/

“Learn specific strategies for making quilts you love from the fabric you already have! I will share the secrets and steps I use for making scrap quilts that really sparkle. Learn how to avoid the “jumbled mess” look and create quilts you can live with and love. Featuring the quilts from my book SCRAP QUILT SECRETS (plus many more!)”

Meeting Reminders:

DO BRING 2.5” to 4” FABRIC STRIPS for next raffle quilt---see details below DO BRING your Show & Tell & fill-in your S&T Sheet for Kirsta to read aloud.

News from The Workshop Committee!

Hey Everyone!

We have been busy here getting our lineup of QBTS Workshops from July through November.

To continue to offer these wonderful workshops we encourage you to participate. We made sure to offer a variety of choices so everyone is sure to find something of interest Please take a look at the offerings and make sure you sign up for one or more of these fantasticevents Be prepared with Cash, Check, or Venmo at our guild meetings to Sign up.

July July 15th from 9am-4pm Diane will teachSavannah AND/OR Twirla - a simpler but fun design. Savannah is a lovely quilt that includes paper piecing, curved piecing and fusible applique.

NOTE: Copies for foundation piecing will be provided in the workshop There is no need to make copies before class unless you are confident that you can print the sizes correctly. Acrylic templates will be available for purchase. Pattern purchase is required for the workshop.

August meeting program is Tina Craig of Seaside Stitches from Rhode Island Tina’s lecture is The Versatility of English Paper Piecing Her workshop is English Paper Piecing Design Party. Learning how to design your own Hexagon Block. August 20th from 9am-3pm

EPP Design Party -

Learn the basics of English Paper Piecing and create your own unique 4" hexagon block Instruction includes EPP geometry, color & design basics, fussy cutting with Tina's Wonder Window, basting options, various hand piecing stitches, curved piecing, and finishing options Class handout includes a bonus table runner pattern. For in-person classes, $5 kit per student includes printed handouts and template pages. Zoom students will receive PDFs to print.

September brings Scott Flanagan of 4th and Main Designs from Nebraska. His lecture is Positively Precuts on September 16th at 7pm. He will be teaching 2 full day workshops. Milky Way Bargello Runner from 9-5pm September 16th. Then on September 17th he will teach Jamaican Stars Quilt from 9-5pm

October is Annette Ornelas of Southwind Designs from Fayetteville NC Her lecture on October 21 at 1pm is Dimensional Curves orPeeled back Patchwork She also has a workshop on Monday October 21st from 3-9pmA pattern called Turtle Trails.

November is Roxane Lessa from Raleigh NC Her lecture will be “Making Quilting Decisions.” at the monthly meeting on November 18. On Tuesday 19, from 9:00 - 4:00 will be her workshop “FracturedFacets” Improv Art Quilt Class.

Our Zoom Bee’s Sip and Sews are a virtual place to gather to work on a project and chat, or just chat! They are held on the second Thursday of the month at 1pm and the fourth Monday at 7 pm. These last about two hours so you can sew with all your supplies in your own sewing room with your personal project. It's a great time to ask for help on quilty projects. **The ZOOM LINK is at the top of our private Facebook page under FEATURES - look for the bright blue box.

The Fourth Monday Open Sews ~ 9:15a-2:15p at the First Baptist Church Activity Center on 1939 Independence Blvd, south of Independence Mall.

Contact Jenny Sheargold or Margaret Johnson if you want to get your name on the waitlist.

Committee & Board News

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2024 “Colors of Kindness” RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE for MEMBER-SIGN-OUT

We INVITE ALL MEMBERS to sign-out one, or several BOOKS, of Raffle Tickets for Purchase! Contact Alice Rainey or SIGN-OUT at Meetings. Thank you to ALL the members who made OUR Beautiful COLORS of KINDNESS Raffle Quilt a reality!! Please SHARE pictures of the Raffle Quilt on your Social Media page & help us sell a few tickets! We also have opportunities to visit Quilt & Craft Shows in the Fall with the Raffle Quilt! We’d love to have you join in the fun & VOLUNTEER to help out with ticket sales at Meetings or Shows !! Contact Alice Rainey

JUMPSTART Raffle Quilt 2025 in July!! PLEASE RAID YOUR SCRAP BIN!!

PLEASE BRING –3-4 WOF (width of fabric) 4”- 2.5” strips –or the equivalent using strip-scraps at least 13” x 2.5-4”—

FABRIC TYPES: hand-dyes, batiks, or batik-like fabrics in STILL NEEDED FABRIC COLORS: BRIGHT blues, bright green-lime, teal, turquoise.

Raffle Quilt TEAM wants VOLUNTEERS to help make “Block-Starter Kits” for members to take home to sew in August! We will need at least 70!

After members sew blocks, with Raffle Team guidance, we will craft a strip-block watercolors gradations quilt with sea-life applique & WE WANT YOUR HELP to make it a SUCCESS! Email Alice Rainey to get involved!

VOLUNTEER!

Take a look at our QBTS Opportunities video posted on our Facebook Group. YOUR unique talents, passions, & gifts are the fabric upon which our Guild thrives. When we VOLUNTEER for tasks & committees, we make new guild friends, learn new skills, enrich our community & our own lives through our collective inspiration & energy TOGETHER OUR VOLUNTEERS breathe life into the spirit of this Guild & our shared vision of fellowship, education, and outreach to our community & beyond! Thank YOU ALL for all YOU do to make Quilters by the Sea Guild a wonderful thriving Quilt Guild !!

Stay-Tuned! We look forward to trying out Sign-UP Genius in the near future as an added way for members to easily volunteer for projects & teams!

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Alice Rainey, Kathleen McLaren, and Susan Krieger were elected at the May Meeting. These ladies will be reaching out to members seeking VOLUNTEERS who’d like to be a be a part of making Quilters by the Sea Guild shine! ALL input & suggestions welcome. Put “QBTS NOMINATE” in Subject Line & Email: Alice Rainey

Membership Update

Quilters by the Sea Guild now has over 155 members! At meetings, get to know our new members & guests wearing the HEART NAME TAGS & help them learn the Guild’s Mission of Education & Service as we socialize! We are sending out a big QBTS ‘WELCOME BACK’ to our NEWEST returning member! Linda Wagoner We’d LOVE to have YOU sign up to GREET our new members & guests entering our meetings! To volunteer to GREET at a meeting email: Alice Rainey. Thank you to Cindy Givens who volunteered as our June Meeting Greeter!

EVERYONE PLEASE COMPLETE our NEW UPDATED MEMBERSHIP FORM!!

We have just UPDATED our Membership Form for ALL MEMBERS, NEW & SEASONED to help us in our Guild Mission & build on members interests & skills. Times & interests change & we want to be sure that we are all in sync with members’ talents, interests, needs, & desired learning opportunities!

NEW GUILD BADGE Making OPPORTUNITIES

Please let Alice Rainey know when YOU’d like to make YOUR NEW QBTS LOGO Guild Badge! Opportunity can be available after Day Meetings or at our Open Sews!

Habitat for Humanity

In June we delivered 8 quilts to the Habitat for Humanity office. There are tentatively 5 houses scheduled for closing/housewarming this summer. This is the event where the new homeowner receives their quilt made and donated by guild members. Thank you for your talent and time. These quilts were beautiful. ~ Alice Matthews/Sue Holloman

Quilts of Valor ~ Quilts of Valor Group, All About Quilting ~ Kirsta Meadows

Thanks for all of your help in making veterans smile. Would you like to make a quilt? We have kits available - or if you have a pattern you would like to try and need fabric - send me the requirements and I can pull donated fabric to make it happen for you!

Want to sew with five inch squares - we have a lot cut. Want to sew with 2 1/2 inch squares - we have alot cut. We have blocks that are already done and need put into quilt tops. Just let us know and we can make it happen!

If you have checked out www.qovf.org free pattern and thought you could go back anytime - it has been announced that they are taking them off and will put up new ones. So if you want any - you will need to print them or save them to your own space.

If you haven't checked it out yet - take a minute and do - and note that there will be new designs coming after August!

Thanks everyone for making the smiles. Kirsta

QBTS Retreat 2025 at Trinity Center - For those of you who've never been to our Trinity Retreat, here’s a bird’s eye view! Trinity Center is located adjacent to the beach in Pine Knoll Shores , NC. Trinity Center is a beautiful rustic getaway by the sea, operated as a Retreat Center by the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern NC. They provide all meals & our own spacious building, the main conference center for all of our quilting & social activities.

Our retreat-style accommodations are just a short walk away through the woods, in their housing clusters. Each cluster has its own living room. Each unit has a private bath & 2 beds & shares a hallway with one other unit; 12 units to a cluster. Accessible rooms are available. You will need your best walking shoes or mobility devices as paths through the woods are dark at night & not so level. Double & single-occupancy rooms are available.

In order to keep Trinity Center’s price increase from taking a bigger bite than absolutely necessary this year & as attendees requested, Retreat Committee will be paring back on gifts, decorations, & duplications of food & drink items that members traditionally bring to Retreat anyway (think beverages of choice & snack/social items). You will be asked to bring your own lidded cup/mug for drinks. We will still have all our fun & games, socials, and a few fairy gifts! YES, you can sign up for a double room & get matched up with a roommate, like I did, my first time to retreat—Great way to meet other members & have a wonderful time! If you are thinking of RETREAT 2025 & have QUESTIONS.... Reach out to Joyce Marks or Alice Rainey.

TRINITY RETREAT 2025 PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 15th

Plan to come for 1 Session or both! There are a few spots left open each session at this Point. PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS JULY 15th @ our Guild Meeting, or sooner if spaces are all filled. Additional $10 processing fees will be required for registrations after the deadline, if space permits, and may include further price hikes from the venue. Deposits are non-refundable after the Deadline, unless you make arrangements for someone to replace you. The 2025 Pre-Registration Form is posted in the Facebook Group “files”.

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~QUILTY HAPPENINGS NEAR

The Big List of 2024 Quilt Shows | Rona the Ribbiter

North Carolina Quilt Show Directory (quiltinghub.com)

Worldwide Quilt Shows - Quilters' Travel Companion (quilterstravelcompanion.com)

Through Oct 20th - THE WORK OF THEIR HANDS: AMERICAN

QUILTMAKING

@ Cameron Art Museum $14, free for CAM members https://cameronartmuseum.org/exhibition/work-of-their-hands/

Through July 21st - Layered Legacies: Quilts from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem @ the NC Museum of Art, Raleigh NC Layered Legacies: Quilts from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts at Old Salem - North Carolina Museum of Art (ncartmuseum.org)

Through August 26th - Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women @ Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington DC. *Scroll to the bottom of the linked page to see many Amish made quilts that will be on display