Common Threads Quilters Guild
Newnan, Georgia
July 2026
Newnan, Georgia
July 2026
Happy July everyone. Below you will find information about upcoming events for the guild. We have many exciting things going on now and some coming up later in the year.
MEMBERSHIP
If you wish to renew your membership, the CTQG membership form for 2026 is available on the website. Dues are $15 for the second half of the year and can be paid by cash or check. The form can be turned in at the meeting or mailed to Elke Powell. When you fill out the form, please include any suggestions for speakers or topics that you would like to see for future meetings and workshops.
JULY MEETING
The next CTQG meeting will be this Thursday, July 16 at 10 a.m. at Mills Chapel. We will be hosting Kristin Slagle for a program on quilted jackets. The meeting will be in the gym. Set up and fellowship time starts at 9:30.
UFO CHALLENGE 2026
The 2026 UFO challenge kicked off in January when members turned in their list of projects and their fat quarters The number drawn for July was #6, and the finish is due this Thursday, July 16th. Remember to bring your project for show and tell or at least a picture for Linda Orizondo to record your progress. If you complete your #6 project, then you can pick a fat quarter from the ones that have been turned in.
EXHIBIT OF COLLAGE FACES
In January 2027 , Quilters Guild of the Southern Crescent has invited Common threads to participate in a joint exhibit of collage faces at the Peachtree City Library. They are providing free of charge black frames with white mats to bring some cohesiveness to the exhibit. Martha Walker is the contact point for this undertaking, so please let her know if you plan to esxhibit and need a black frame so that Martha can get a count of the number of frames needed.
PROGRAMS FOR 2026
July 16 Lecture/Trunk Show, Sew Much Fun: How I Create Original Quilted Jackets" Kristin Slagle
July 16 & 17 Patchwork Chore Coat workshop, Kristin Slagle
August 20 CTQG 20th Birthday Celebration
September 17 Auction Fundraiser
October 15 Barn Quilts, Suzi Parron
November 19 Pincushions, Sharon Hendrix, Laurie Reissler & Martha Walker
End of 2026 UFO Challenge
December 10 Christmas Party (tentative date)
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Our annual birthday party pot luck will be on August 20th. Feel free to bring a brunch or lunch dish. We will have a brief me3eting and show and tell for Community Service, UFO Challenge, and reguar quilts. Molly and Deb will be out of town for the August birthday celebration. They will need 1-2 members to set-up and take down and leading the games. Molly and Deb have arranged the supplies, games, and prizes, so all that will be needed are 1-2 people to put on tablecloths, lay out plates and forks, and lead the games. Please give some thought if this is something you coould do to help out.
LIVE AUCTION
The annual live auction in September will be here before we know it. Please be thinking of high quality items that you would like to donate. Quilting and sewing items are always popular, but non-sewing items are welcome too.
MEMBERSHIP
If you wish to renew your membership, the CTQG membership form for 2026 is available on the website. Dues are $15 for the second half of the year and can be paid by cash or check. The form can be turned in at the meeting or mailed to Elke Powell. When you fill out the form, please include any suggestions for speakers or topics that you would like to see for future meetings and workshops.
JULY MEETING
The next CTQG meeting will be this Thursday, July 16 at 10 a.m. at Mills Chapel. We will be hosting Kristin Slagle for a program on quilted jackets. The meeting will be in the gym. Set up and fellowship time starts at 9:30.
UFO CHALLENGE 2026
The 2026 UFO challenge kicked off in January when members turned in their list of projects and their fat quarters The number drawn for July was #6, and the finish is due this Thursday, July 16th. Remember to bring your project for show and tell or at least a picture for Linda Orizondo to record your progress. If you complete your #6 project, then you can pick a fat quarter from the ones that have been turned in.
EXHIBIT OF COLLAGE FACES
In January 2027 , Quilters Guild of the Southern Crescent has invited Common threads to participate in a joint exhibit of collage faces at the Peachtree City Library. They are providing free of charge black frames with white mats to bring some cohesiveness to the exhibit. Martha Walker is the contact point for this undertaking, so please let her know if you plan to esxhibit and need a black frame so that Martha can get a count of the number of frames needed.
PROGRAMS FOR 2026
July 16 Lecture/Trunk Show, Sew Much Fun: How I Create Original Quilted Jackets" Kristin Slagle
July 16 & 17 Patchwork Chore Coat workshop, Kristin Slagle
August 20 CTQG 20th Birthday Celebration
September 17 Auction Fundraiser
October 15 Barn Quilts, Suzi Parron
November 19 Pincushions, Sharon Hendrix, Laurie Reissler & Martha Walker
End of 2026 UFO Challenge
December 10 Christmas Party (tentative date)
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Our annual birthday party pot luck will be on August 20th. Feel free to bring a brunch or lunch dish. We will have a brief me3eting and show and tell for Community Service, UFO Challenge, and reguar quilts. Molly and Deb will be out of town for the August birthday celebration. They will need 1-2 members to set-up and take down and leading the games. Molly and Deb have arranged the supplies, games, and prizes, so all that will be needed are 1-2 people to put on tablecloths, lay out plates and forks, and lead the games. Please give some thought if this is something you coould do to help out.
LIVE AUCTION
The annual live auction in September will be here before we know it. Please be thinking of high quality items that you would like to donate. Quilting and sewing items are always popular, but non-sewing items are welcome too.
iCOMMUNITY SERVICE
Our community Service chair, Nancy Matheson is looking for more quilts for kids at the Baptist Children’s Home. The first 10 have been turned in. When she reaches the next ten (for a total of 20 quilts) there will be a drawing for a gift certificate. They are looking for extra long twin sized quilts approximately 72” x 93” in size. Please pick up a kit for this worthy cause. We will also continue to collect baby quilts for the pregnancy center, placemats and throw quilts for Meals On Wheels, and the library bags for the church.
The next community service sew day will be Thursday July 30th, and it will be an open sew day for any community service project which you are working on.
WEBSITE
The guild website is a wealth of information. You can find details about activities and events, photos from previous events, guild forms that you may need, and other resources. The password for the members’ only section was handed out with your membership card. http://www.commonthreadsnewnan.com/
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
It is the time of year when we will be looking for a nominating committee to identify talent for next year's board members and committee chairs. Not all positions will be open for next year, so you would only be searching for some of the positions. We will be looking for 1-2 volunteers at the August meeting. Why not join with a friend to complete this important task?
Our community Service chair, Nancy Matheson is looking for more quilts for kids at the Baptist Children’s Home. The first 10 have been turned in. When she reaches the next ten (for a total of 20 quilts) there will be a drawing for a gift certificate. They are looking for extra long twin sized quilts approximately 72” x 93” in size. Please pick up a kit for this worthy cause. We will also continue to collect baby quilts for the pregnancy center, placemats and throw quilts for Meals On Wheels, and the library bags for the church.
The next community service sew day will be Thursday July 30th, and it will be an open sew day for any community service project which you are working on.
WEBSITE
The guild website is a wealth of information. You can find details about activities and events, photos from previous events, guild forms that you may need, and other resources. The password for the members’ only section was handed out with your membership card. http://www.commonthreadsnewnan.com/
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
It is the time of year when we will be looking for a nominating committee to identify talent for next year's board members and committee chairs. Not all positions will be open for next year, so you would only be searching for some of the positions. We will be looking for 1-2 volunteers at the August meeting. Why not join with a friend to complete this important task?
FIRST THURSDAY SEWCIALS
Members of the guild are invited to join in the fun on the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. at
Mills Chapel. Most people bring a hand stitching project, but you can also bring a machine if you
choose. This is a chance to stitch with other guild members and a chance to get to know each other
better. Bring your lunch, or people often go out together afterwards. The next sewcial will be Thursday
June 4th.
Members of the guild are invited to join in the fun on the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. at
Mills Chapel. Most people bring a hand stitching project, but you can also bring a machine if you
choose. This is a chance to stitch with other guild members and a chance to get to know each other
better. Bring your lunch, or people often go out together afterwards. The next sewcial will be Thursday
June 4th.
JACKET WORKSHOP
Patchwork Chore Coat
Quilted Chore Coat Workshop Presented by Kristin Slagle
Thursday and Friday, July 16-17, 2026
Trunk Show (Thursday)- Sew Much Fun: How I Create Original Quilted Jackets
As a lover of all things patchwork and quilted, Kristin found the perfect vehicle for her
creativity when she made her first quilted jacket from a panel in 2022. Since then, she has
created and fabricated dozens of quilted patchwork jackets, plus skirts, hats, chairs and more.
Her trunk show will show you that she has yet to find a fabric too weird for a project.
Workshop (Thursday afternoon and all day Friday):
Design a Quilted Jacket (Patchwork Chore Coat)
This workshop will encourage you to get creative and design a quilted jacket that’s unique and fun using panels, vintage and orphan quilt blocks, plus novelty fabrics and other textiles. In the workshop we’ll make a muslin pattern and design and sew the panels needed to make a quilted jacket. Additional Notes from Kristin:
Additional Notes from Kristin:
approximately 4.5 yards of fabric.
who don’t have a fabric stash. I would expect these kits to be $55 each or less. I will
figure out how to provide a more detailed list with photos of what I’m bringing kit-wise
so that participants can decide whether to purchase a kit, go shopping or raid their
stash. By the first week of July, I will provide a list of the specific supplies bring to
class so that they will have time to gather up or purchase what they’ll need.
*PATTERN WILL BE INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE
There are currently 4 spots left in the class, and early bird pricing ends May 21st. $60 for members and 70 for non-members. The registration form can be found on the guild’s facebook
page under the “Files” tab.
Museum Exhibit
Common Threads members will have their Temperature Quilts featured in an
exhibit at the Southeastern Quilt &Textile Museum November 6, 2027 thru
February 8, 2028.
Patchwork Chore Coat
Quilted Chore Coat Workshop Presented by Kristin Slagle
Thursday and Friday, July 16-17, 2026
Trunk Show (Thursday)- Sew Much Fun: How I Create Original Quilted Jackets
As a lover of all things patchwork and quilted, Kristin found the perfect vehicle for her
creativity when she made her first quilted jacket from a panel in 2022. Since then, she has
created and fabricated dozens of quilted patchwork jackets, plus skirts, hats, chairs and more.
Her trunk show will show you that she has yet to find a fabric too weird for a project.
Workshop (Thursday afternoon and all day Friday):
Design a Quilted Jacket (Patchwork Chore Coat)
This workshop will encourage you to get creative and design a quilted jacket that’s unique and fun using panels, vintage and orphan quilt blocks, plus novelty fabrics and other textiles. In the workshop we’ll make a muslin pattern and design and sew the panels needed to make a quilted jacket. Additional Notes from Kristin:
Additional Notes from Kristin:
- Workshop participants can expect to bring the following: sewing machine, basic cutting
approximately 4.5 yards of fabric.
- I expect to bring along a basket of kits containing the equivalent of 4.5 yards fabric,
who don’t have a fabric stash. I would expect these kits to be $55 each or less. I will
figure out how to provide a more detailed list with photos of what I’m bringing kit-wise
so that participants can decide whether to purchase a kit, go shopping or raid their
stash. By the first week of July, I will provide a list of the specific supplies bring to
class so that they will have time to gather up or purchase what they’ll need.
*PATTERN WILL BE INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION FEE
There are currently 4 spots left in the class, and early bird pricing ends May 21st. $60 for members and 70 for non-members. The registration form can be found on the guild’s facebook
page under the “Files” tab.
Museum Exhibit
Common Threads members will have their Temperature Quilts featured in an
exhibit at the Southeastern Quilt &Textile Museum November 6, 2027 thru
February 8, 2028.
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JULY BirthdaysDeborah DeCecca-Wingo
Cindy Ford Nancy Matheson Linda Orizondo Leah Simpson |
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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/ |
2026 Officers
President: Kris Davis VP Membership: Elke Powell VP Programs: Martha Walker VP Elect Programs: Gina McMillan Secretary: Deb Sweeney Treasurer: Teresa Smith Media: Martha Walker Community Service: Nancy Matheson Ways and Means: Julie Kennedy Special Events: Molly Dillard |
Other Events:
www.georgiacelebratesquilts.com/
https://www.sqtmuseum.org/
andersonscquilters.org/quilt-show
www.georgiacelebratesquilts.com/
https://www.sqtmuseum.org/
andersonscquilters.org/quilt-show
Kris Davis, Common Threads President
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