PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Common Threads Quilters Guild
Newnan, Georgia
Newsletter ~~July 2024
The July heat and humidity make me so thankful that I can spend time inside quilting, and I hope you are all able to do the same!
JUNE MEETING
In June we enjoyed a wonderful trunk show of quilts by Connie Cameron of Cabin Fever Quilt Studio in Ellijay. Her quilts included a wide variety of styles and techniques, plus she shared many fun stories of her experiences as a quilt shop owner.
JULY MEETING: ARE YOU A BONNIAC?
For our next meeting on July 18 at 10 a.m., Kaye Hlavaty will present a program on the well-known quilter, Bonnie Hunter. Kaye is from Macon and is a member of the Heart of Georgia and Lake Oconee Quilt Guild. Kaye actually joined Lake Oconee Quilt Guild because she wanted the opportunity to meet Bonnie when she was a presenter in 2017. Since then, Kaye has enjoyed participating in Bonnie’s yearly mystery quilt along, piecing other patterns of Bonnie’s and attending three retreats at Bonnie’s Quiltville Inn.
The program will include a picture tour of Quiltville Inn, information on Bonnie’s website and blog, and examples of Bonnie’s quilts. Kaye is hoping that all members who have made one of Bonnie’s quilts will bring them to the meeting to share during the program……the more the merrier.
Kaye started quilting in 2008 but feels that becoming a Bonniac has improved her piecing skills, use of scraps and combining colors.
JUNE MEETING
In June we enjoyed a wonderful trunk show of quilts by Connie Cameron of Cabin Fever Quilt Studio in Ellijay. Her quilts included a wide variety of styles and techniques, plus she shared many fun stories of her experiences as a quilt shop owner.
JULY MEETING: ARE YOU A BONNIAC?
For our next meeting on July 18 at 10 a.m., Kaye Hlavaty will present a program on the well-known quilter, Bonnie Hunter. Kaye is from Macon and is a member of the Heart of Georgia and Lake Oconee Quilt Guild. Kaye actually joined Lake Oconee Quilt Guild because she wanted the opportunity to meet Bonnie when she was a presenter in 2017. Since then, Kaye has enjoyed participating in Bonnie’s yearly mystery quilt along, piecing other patterns of Bonnie’s and attending three retreats at Bonnie’s Quiltville Inn.
The program will include a picture tour of Quiltville Inn, information on Bonnie’s website and blog, and examples of Bonnie’s quilts. Kaye is hoping that all members who have made one of Bonnie’s quilts will bring them to the meeting to share during the program……the more the merrier.
Kaye started quilting in 2008 but feels that becoming a Bonniac has improved her piecing skills, use of scraps and combining colors.
QUILT MUSEUM EXHIBIT
Congratulations to Sharon Hendrix on her current exhibit at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum in Carrollton, “A Burst of Color: Traditional Patterns, Modern Fabrics.” The exhibit is on display until September 21. There is an artist reception at the museum on Saturday, July 20, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Let’s all get out there to show Sharon our support and to admire her beautiful quilts
Congratulations to Sharon Hendrix on her current exhibit at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum in Carrollton, “A Burst of Color: Traditional Patterns, Modern Fabrics.” The exhibit is on display until September 21. There is an artist reception at the museum on Saturday, July 20, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Let’s all get out there to show Sharon our support and to admire her beautiful quilts
FIRST THURSDAY SEWCIALS
The next First Thursday Sewcial will be held on August 1st, 10 am - 1 pm in the Sunday School room. You can work on ornaments for the Christmas fair or bring your own project. It’s a chance to hang out with other guild members and enjoy a fun morning together.
The next First Thursday Sewcial will be held on August 1st, 10 am - 1 pm in the Sunday School room. You can work on ornaments for the Christmas fair or bring your own project. It’s a chance to hang out with other guild members and enjoy a fun morning together.
Community Service:
We will be having another Community service sewing day on Thursday, August 29, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Our project will be Library Bags for the Christmas Shoe Boxes for Mills Chapel. We will have a variety of jobs for people to do—cutting, pressing, stitching and serging. The bags go together very quickly with our assembly-line production, and we can all have a good time working on them together.
We will be having another Community service sewing day on Thursday, August 29, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Our project will be Library Bags for the Christmas Shoe Boxes for Mills Chapel. We will have a variety of jobs for people to do—cutting, pressing, stitching and serging. The bags go together very quickly with our assembly-line production, and we can all have a good time working on them together.
CHRISTMAS MARKET
It’s time to begin thinking about projects you want to make for this year’s Christmas market. Items to sell do not need to be Christmas themed, but holiday pieces are popular. It’s always difficult to predict what types of items will sell well, but we hope to get plenty of fun and unique contributions. Martha and Theresa will start collecting items at the July meeting
It’s time to begin thinking about projects you want to make for this year’s Christmas market. Items to sell do not need to be Christmas themed, but holiday pieces are popular. It’s always difficult to predict what types of items will sell well, but we hope to get plenty of fun and unique contributions. Martha and Theresa will start collecting items at the July meeting
BLOCK OF THE MONTH
The Sewcialites 2 blocks that are assigned for the July meeting are #9 and #10. Links for the block patterns have been emailed to members and are also posted on the guild Facebook page. Bring your blocks in to share with the group and be sure to check in with Linda Orizondo to be entered in the prize drawing
The Sewcialites 2 blocks that are assigned for the July meeting are #9 and #10. Links for the block patterns have been emailed to members and are also posted on the guild Facebook page. Bring your blocks in to share with the group and be sure to check in with Linda Orizondo to be entered in the prize drawing
UPCOMING DATES 2024
July 18: Kaye Hlavaty of Macon— “Are You a Bonniac?!” (Bonnie Hunter designs)
August 15: Guild birthday party
August 29: Community Service Sewing Day
September 19: Guild auction
October 17: TBA
October 24: Community Service Sewing Day
November 21: Jo Avery—Temperature Quilts (on Zoom)
December 12: Christmas party
July 18: Kaye Hlavaty of Macon— “Are You a Bonniac?!” (Bonnie Hunter designs)
August 15: Guild birthday party
August 29: Community Service Sewing Day
September 19: Guild auction
October 17: TBA
October 24: Community Service Sewing Day
November 21: Jo Avery—Temperature Quilts (on Zoom)
December 12: Christmas party
Julie Kennedy
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July BirthdaysJody Watts
Maggie Reed Linda Orizondo Nancy Matheson |
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Common Threads Quilters Guild
Meets 3rd Thursday Each Month 10:00 am - Noon Mills Chapel Baptist Church 85 Country Club Road Newnan, GA http://www.commonthreadsnewnan.com/ |
President Julie Kennedy
Membership Deb Sweeney Secretary Sharon Waltman Treasurer Kris Townsend Davis Programs Theresa Smith and Jody Watts Community Services Bonnie Hoffman and Judy Daymont Ways & Means Theresa Bush Special Events Molly Dillard Christmas Fair Martha Walker, Theresa Bush Website/Media Mandy Robinson and Sharon Waltman |
Upcoming Events:
A Burst of Color: Traditional Patterns, Modern Fabrics
Quilts by Sharon Hendrix, June 26 – September 21, 2024
Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, 306 Bradley St., Carrollton, GA
Tues. – Sat. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 770-301-2187
https://www.sqtmuseum.org/
Artist reception on Saturday, July 20, 2 – 4 p.m.
Quilts by Sharon Hendrix, June 26 – September 21, 2024
Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, 306 Bradley St., Carrollton, GA
Tues. – Sat. 10:00 am – 4:00 pm 770-301-2187
https://www.sqtmuseum.org/
Artist reception on Saturday, July 20, 2 – 4 p.m.
Atlanta Quilt Festival
8/2 – 9/8/24
Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Rd., South Fulton, GA 30331
https://www.atlantaquiltfestival.com/
8/2 – 9/8/24
Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Rd., South Fulton, GA 30331
https://www.atlantaquiltfestival.com/
Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High’s Collection
June 28, 2024 – January 5, 2025
https://high.org/exhibition/patterns-in-abstraction/
High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, 30309
Tues. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 noon – 5 p.m., Monday closed
June 28, 2024 – January 5, 2025
https://high.org/exhibition/patterns-in-abstraction/
High Museum of Art, 1280 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, 30309
Tues. – Sat. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday 12 noon – 5 p.m., Monday closed
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For more than a century, the potential kinship between quilts and abstract painting has sparked lively debate. Although the color-rich geometric patchwork of quilts is visually resonant with examples of abstract painting often credited as pinnacles of artistic innovation, many have argued that such comparisons fail to honor the integrity of quilts within their distinct conditions of production. Quilts made by Black women have too often been left out of the conversation altogether, a reflection of how they have also been underrepresented in art museum collections. The High has collected great examples of Black quilts since the 1980s and over the past six years has more than quintupled its holdings to ensure that Black quilts have a continually rotating presence in the museum’s collection galleries.
This collection-based exhibition is the first to bring a number of these recent acquisitions together to answer a larger question: “How can quilts made by Black women change the way we tell the history of abstract art?” |