Common Threads Quilter's Guild

Meeting Information and Location

If you are looking for a dynamic, fun quilt guild, Common Threads Quilters Guild is it! We have engaging speakers, Saturday Sewcials for learning new techniques and make many quilts for community charities.

Monthly Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of every month
(check the calendar for November and December meeting dates).
Meetings are from 7-9pm at:
Mills Chapel Baptist Church
85 Country Club Road
Newnan Ga 30263

Visitors are Always Welcome! For more info see our Contact Information page above under the Home Tab. Hope to see you soon!

Saturday Sewcial June 17
9" x 13" Casserole Carrier Supply List

You will be making 2 rectangles with batting between the top fabric and lining......a quilt sandwich!

Materials
1. 1 1/4 yd, each of 2 coordinating fabrics for the top and bottom.
2. You may need 1/4 yd more fabric if using it for the binding. Demo design is top stitched."
3. Batting: Need enough for 1 piece 15" x 30" and 1 piece 12" x 28."
You can use scraps! Some batting scraps have been donated.
4. Sew-on Velcro: 23" x 2" of "Soft & Flexible" brand velcro at JoAnn Fabrics for $8.99/yd.
5. Strapping for handle: Polypro Belting available at JoAnn Fabrics
for $2.99/yd. You will need a 64' x 1" piece--many colors are available.

Notions
Traditional sewing tools:

sewing machine
Thread
large pins for anchoring batting or spray adhesive
scissors & rotary cutter
long ruler
fabric marking pen

Are you ready for an exciting new Block of the Month? It's here!

2016 -2017 Block of the Month

All the information and directions for the BOM patterns can be found on the Common Threads Quilters Guild web site under the Block of the Month Page. You can download the patterns by clicking on the documents. Making any size quilt is an option too. There will be a total of 12 blocks but you don’t have to do them all.

The blocks and directions will be shown at each guild meeting. Additional instructions and alternate ways to make half-square triangles and flying geese will be demonstrated at some of the meetings.

The first 2 blocks will be presented in September and two more in October. Eight more blocks will be presented in January through April. There will be a total of 12 blocks. Each will finish as a 12” block (12 ½” unfinished). Use a ¼” seam allowance. The challenge is to have the quilt finished by June, 2017.

Approximate yardage for a consistent background in a “planned quilt” will require 3 - 3 ½ yards of fabric. A suggestion would be to use a fabric collection. The coordinating fabrics would need 1 yard cuts. We used 6 blenders in different patterns/colors.

A scrappy quilt will use less yardage - depending on your “stash!”

As an incentive to get lots of participation, you may make an extra patriotic block from a monthly pattern. Turn that completed 12 ½” block in at a guild meeting. Please use only red, white and blue fabrics. You may win a fat quarter at our Vet Block drawing! Hopefully, we’ll have enough blocks to make a Veteran’s quilt.

These blocks are for all skill levels and work well together.

Additional help is available from Sandy Thomas at 678-358-7881 or JoAnn Schrepfer at 770-969-5728. Join other quilters at Mills Chapel Baptist Church on Thursdays from 10:00 - 2:00 with your questions!
Have fun!!

2017 Board members

President                Linda Burns
VP Membership Louise Lawrence
VP Programs    Mandy Robinson
Treasurer               Kris Townsend
Secretary                Michelle Fambro

Standing Committees
Special Events        Jan Pilnacek
Newsletter/Website Jo Dennin
Community Service Sandy Whitlock
Ways & Means          Brenda Hall
Saturday Sewcial Hetty Mapp
Opportunity Quilt     Roseanne Bennett
Raffle Ticket Sales    Judy Daymont
Show & Tell Rosanne Bennett

**Special Announcements

Compassion Sewing moved to 2nd Thursday of each month
Craft Fair Resources added. Check it out!
Block of the Month: Blocks 11 & 12 added
New photos added!
May 22: Guild Meeting, Pam Mayo, a certified Studio 180 Instructor
May 6: Compassion Sat. Sewcial
June 17 Sewcial: Sandy Thomas, Casserole Carrier see below for materials.

Lain Stowe presents Gorgeous Judy Niemeyer Quilts

Kaleidoscope: 2017 Opportunity Quilt

This year's Opportunity is a Vibrant, Colorful work of art! Thanks to all of you for your contributions of the quilt blocks! It is sure to be a big hit. Remember it takes every guild member to help make this quilt raffle a huge success, so sell those tickets! Volunteer to help at our booth sites.

The proceeds from this gorgeous quilt help us provide supplies for charity quilts, speakers, and other guild activities.
Drawing will be in November 2017 at our annual auction event.

November Craft Fair

At the last Guild meeting it was decided that next year instead of an Opportunity Quilt Raffle, we would participate in the Newnan Craft Fair held in November. It is the hope of the Guild that everyone contributes homemade items to sell at the booth. Items should be brought to each guild meeting so others can view the variety and we can get an idea of the types of items everyone is making. The proceeds from this event will be used to fund speakers, materials, and Guild activities throughout the year. We hope you will all help to make this a successful event. This

Time to Renew your Membership
Welcome packet on Newsletter page.

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It is time to renew your membership. We love new members so be sure to invite a guest to come to one of our meetings to meet us and experience what a great quilt guild we are!

You can print off a membership form(above) and either bring it to our next guild meeting or send it to the address on it.

Please check the roster at the link for the CTQG Member Roster above for your personal information. (Password protected.) If anything needs to be corrected be sure to let me know.

Happy Quilting!
Louise Lawrence

2016-17 Calendar

May 22 Guild Meeting
June 17 Saturday Sewcial
June 26 Guild Meeting
July 24 Christmas In July
August 28 Guild Meeting Birthday Party

May Birthdays

Rosanne Bennett-2 Hetty Mapp - 7
Sandy Thomas - 7   Donna Gill - 8
   Kris Townsend -10   Colette Parent-Hay-21
   Susan Anglin - 24   Julia Smith - 25
Sigrid Bush - 26
Shelia Simpson - 16

Thursday Sewing Group

Our Guild members have the opportunity to meet every Thursday for a "Thursday Sewcial" at Mills Chapel Baptist Church from 10:00-2:00. It is a great time to share ideas and socialize while working on projects. Stop in any time and don't forget to bring a lunch. ** Note: The 2nd Thursday of every month will be dedicated to working on our Compassion quilts. Please join us.