PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Common Threads Quilters Guild
Newnan, Georgia
Newsletter ~~March 2023
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March 18th is National Quilting Day. Around the country, special quilting shows, classes, open museums and much more celebrate the day. It also appreciates and recognizes quilt makers, along with all their long labor, love, and skill that goes into the making of each quilt.
At the 22nd annual show of the National Quilting Association in Lincoln, Nebraska in June of 1991, a resolution was passed, and National Quilting Day was started. |
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HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalQuiltingDay
I am excited about the participation in the Block of the Month. Each one is so different! Bring in your quilt to show your progress and to enter your name in the prize drawing. Check in with Linda Orizondo to be sure you are entered. You can post pictures of you progress on Facebook, too. That’s a good place to ask for help if you need it. It’s not too late to start!
Community Service: What a great collection of quilts, burp pads and placemats that were turned in at the February meeting. The agencies receiving the donations are so appreciative! We will collect these items throughout the year.
Members are invited to join the Sharpsburg Piecemakers the 2nd Tuesday each month, 10 am – 1 pm, to sew quilts for veterans at the Sharpsburg Community Center, 106 Main Street, Sharpsburg. Contact Jo Dennin, Deb Sweeney or Liz Fragapano for more information.
- Celebrate the warmth and the stories behind the quilts you collect. Whether you make them, or they’ve been given to you, mark the day.
- Attend a quilt fair. You might learn techniques or discover new quilting styles.
- Take a quilting class. The next family heirloom might be in the making!
- Share the story of a family quilt; don’t let it become lost to the ages. Take a picture of it and the person who made it.
- Discover the significance of 7 Historical Quilt Patterns.
- Use #NationalQuiltingDay to post on social media.
I am excited about the participation in the Block of the Month. Each one is so different! Bring in your quilt to show your progress and to enter your name in the prize drawing. Check in with Linda Orizondo to be sure you are entered. You can post pictures of you progress on Facebook, too. That’s a good place to ask for help if you need it. It’s not too late to start!
Community Service: What a great collection of quilts, burp pads and placemats that were turned in at the February meeting. The agencies receiving the donations are so appreciative! We will collect these items throughout the year.
Members are invited to join the Sharpsburg Piecemakers the 2nd Tuesday each month, 10 am – 1 pm, to sew quilts for veterans at the Sharpsburg Community Center, 106 Main Street, Sharpsburg. Contact Jo Dennin, Deb Sweeney or Liz Fragapano for more information.
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“Fifth Thursday” – Four months of the year have a fifth Thursday, so we are designating this day as a sew-in. The first one is March 30. Andrea Thompson is going to lead a program making aprons from men’s dress shirts. These were very popular at the Christmas Market. Be on the lookout for an XL men’s shirt that you can repurpose! We’ll send a complete supply list closer to the date.
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Christmas Market… we need a chairman for this event! Please let me know if you are interested.
Mills Chapel is still collecting water and soda bottle caps for Vacation Bible School. There is a box on the counter in the main hallway.
~~ Martha
Mills Chapel is still collecting water and soda bottle caps for Vacation Bible School. There is a box on the counter in the main hallway.
~~ Martha
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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 |
2023 Officers
President: Martha Walker VP Membership: Andrea Thompson VP Programs: Bonnie Hoffman Secretary: Pat Lincoln Treasurer: Judy Daymont Media Chair: Mandy Robinson Community Service: Jo Dennin, Deb Sweeney Ways and Means: Samantha Garrett Special Events: Kris Davis, Lynda Johnson Christmas Fair: Open |
March Birthdays |
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Jo Dennin
Samantha Garrett Sharon Waltman |
Thursday Sewing Sewcial
Thursdays (except third Thursday meeting day)
10 am – 1 pm, Mills Chapel
Bring any project you want to work on and your lunch and enjoy fellowship and stitching time with fellow members. It’s a good opportunity to get help with a project if you are stumped and get to know other members in a casual setting.
MARCH PROGRAM – Hand Embroidery with Sarah Duffey
Thursday March 16th, 10 am Doors open at 9:30 for set-up and social time.
Sarah will talk about hand embroidery and how popular it is today, and how we can incorporate it in our quilts. She will also talk about various fabrics and threads used. Then she will show tutorials on various stitches, and we’ll practice each of the stitches. Fabric and a sampler will be provided. Please bring scissors, an 8 or 10 inch embroidery hoop, your favorite embroidery needle (a 7 embroidery/crewel is suggested), and DMC floss if you have it. We will have some smaller hoops available as well as needles and floss.
2023 Programs
March – Hand Embroidery with Sarah Duffey (Hands on)
April – T-Shirt Quilts with Dawn Filzen
May – Hands on Wallet Making with Polly Davis
June – Candace Hassen” Inspiration” lecture and ”A-Mazeing” workshop
July – All Things Moda with Meredith Duke of Sew Senoia
August – Guild Birthday Celebration
September – Guild Auction (night meeting)
October – Community Service Sew-In (Placemats)
November – Quilting Tips & Techniques by Members
December – Christmas Party
Thursdays (except third Thursday meeting day)
10 am – 1 pm, Mills Chapel
Bring any project you want to work on and your lunch and enjoy fellowship and stitching time with fellow members. It’s a good opportunity to get help with a project if you are stumped and get to know other members in a casual setting.
MARCH PROGRAM – Hand Embroidery with Sarah Duffey
Thursday March 16th, 10 am Doors open at 9:30 for set-up and social time.
Sarah will talk about hand embroidery and how popular it is today, and how we can incorporate it in our quilts. She will also talk about various fabrics and threads used. Then she will show tutorials on various stitches, and we’ll practice each of the stitches. Fabric and a sampler will be provided. Please bring scissors, an 8 or 10 inch embroidery hoop, your favorite embroidery needle (a 7 embroidery/crewel is suggested), and DMC floss if you have it. We will have some smaller hoops available as well as needles and floss.
2023 Programs
March – Hand Embroidery with Sarah Duffey (Hands on)
April – T-Shirt Quilts with Dawn Filzen
May – Hands on Wallet Making with Polly Davis
June – Candace Hassen” Inspiration” lecture and ”A-Mazeing” workshop
July – All Things Moda with Meredith Duke of Sew Senoia
August – Guild Birthday Celebration
September – Guild Auction (night meeting)
October – Community Service Sew-In (Placemats)
November – Quilting Tips & Techniques by Members
December – Christmas Party
Coming Up:
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March 9, 10 & 11, 2023
Gas South Convention Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway | Duluth, GA 30097 Class registrations will open in early January. www.sewingexpo.com/Events/Atlanta-GA |
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VINTAGE MODERN
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - Saturday, March 25, 2023 Vintage Modern is an exhibit that shows how quilts have changed through time. Some have remained almost the same while others have changed. This exhibit will showcase ceramic pieces made by University of West Georgia students who worked with assistant professor Nathan Carnes to create ceramic interpretations of the quilts. Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum 306 Bradley Street STE C Carrollton, Georgia 30117 770.301.2187 Visit Wednesday by appointment; Thursday & Friday 10-4; /Saturday 10-2. Admission $5. |
Mark Your Calendar!
June 15 – Candace Hassen Lecture (10 am) and Workshop (1-4 pm)
“A-Maze-ing” Workshop - This quilt started out as a variation on a jelly roll race. It will give participants practice on measuring and attaching borders. You can use it to make a very contemporary quilt quickly, but also works well with traditional fabrics classic look.
https://www.pinterest.com/quiltdesignsbyc/photos-from-my-classes/a-maze-zing/
June 15 – Candace Hassen Lecture (10 am) and Workshop (1-4 pm)
“A-Maze-ing” Workshop - This quilt started out as a variation on a jelly roll race. It will give participants practice on measuring and attaching borders. You can use it to make a very contemporary quilt quickly, but also works well with traditional fabrics classic look.
https://www.pinterest.com/quiltdesignsbyc/photos-from-my-classes/a-maze-zing/
