Common Threads Quilters Guild
Newnan, Georgia
May 2025 Newsletter
APRIL MEETING
Members who participated in the ice dyeing workshop last month had a great time together and ended up with some beautiful fabrics. Please bring your dyed pieces to show at the next meeting.
MAY MEETING
Our next meeting will be on May 15 at 10 a.m. in the gym. Our featured speaker will be Meredith Duke, owner of Sew Senoia, and she will be bringing along a pop-up shop. Also be sure to bring any projects you have completed for the UFO Challenge and check in with Linda Orizondo.
Members who participated in the ice dyeing workshop last month had a great time together and ended up with some beautiful fabrics. Please bring your dyed pieces to show at the next meeting.
MAY MEETING
Our next meeting will be on May 15 at 10 a.m. in the gym. Our featured speaker will be Meredith Duke, owner of Sew Senoia, and she will be bringing along a pop-up shop. Also be sure to bring any projects you have completed for the UFO Challenge and check in with Linda Orizondo.
SPECIAL EVENTS
A new fundraising event has been chosen to replace the Brown Bag event traditionally held in September. Instead, we are going to hold a live auction of quality items, not necessarily sewing or quilting related. Members will be asked to donate items valued at $25 or more for the auction, so start thinking about it now and keep your eyes open for good options. Some suggestions are themed gift baskets, fat quarter bundles, art works or home decorations, finished quilts or wall hangings, etc. We had multiple sewing machines, a serger, a Rowenta iron, and an AccuQuilt cutter all donated to the Brown Bag auction last year, and those kinds of items would be perfect for this new event.
A new fundraising event has been chosen to replace the Brown Bag event traditionally held in September. Instead, we are going to hold a live auction of quality items, not necessarily sewing or quilting related. Members will be asked to donate items valued at $25 or more for the auction, so start thinking about it now and keep your eyes open for good options. Some suggestions are themed gift baskets, fat quarter bundles, art works or home decorations, finished quilts or wall hangings, etc. We had multiple sewing machines, a serger, a Rowenta iron, and an AccuQuilt cutter all donated to the Brown Bag auction last year, and those kinds of items would be perfect for this new event.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
The next Community Service Sewing Day will be May 22, and we will be working on lap/throw quilts for Meals on Wheels. Our target size for the quilts is around 48-50” wide by 60-70” long. Nancy will have preselected 3-yard bundles available at the next meeting so that you can get the pieces cut for your quilt in advance of the sewing day. You can make any pattern you choose, including something as simple as Rail Fence or 9-Patch. There are free patterns that can be made with three 1-yard pieces of fabric available at the following website: sewcanshe.com/tag/3-yard-quilts/ If you don’t want to bring a machine, we will have other jobs for people to do like pressing, pinning, etc.
The next Community Service Sewing Day will be May 22, and we will be working on lap/throw quilts for Meals on Wheels. Our target size for the quilts is around 48-50” wide by 60-70” long. Nancy will have preselected 3-yard bundles available at the next meeting so that you can get the pieces cut for your quilt in advance of the sewing day. You can make any pattern you choose, including something as simple as Rail Fence or 9-Patch. There are free patterns that can be made with three 1-yard pieces of fabric available at the following website: sewcanshe.com/tag/3-yard-quilts/ If you don’t want to bring a machine, we will have other jobs for people to do like pressing, pinning, etc.
FIRST THURSDAY SEWCIALS
The First Thursday Sewcial for June will be held at Martha Walker’s home on Thursday, June 5, 10 a.m. until…. We’d love to see your progress on the temperature quilt or any project you are working on. Feel free to bring a lunch and your swimsuit! Thanks to Martha for offering to host again.
SPECIAL EVENTS
A new fundraising event has been chosen to replace the Brown Bag event traditionally held in September. Instead, we are going to hold a live auction of quality items, not necessarily sewing or quilting related. Members will be asked to donate items valued at $25 or more for the auction, so start thinking about it now and keep your eyes open for good options. Some suggestions are themed gift baskets, fat quarter bundles, art works or home decorations, finished quilts or wall hangings, etc. We had multiple sewing machines, a serger, a Rowenta iron, and an AccuQuilt cutter all donated to the Brown Bag auction last year, and those kinds of items would be perfect for this new event.
The First Thursday Sewcial for June will be held at Martha Walker’s home on Thursday, June 5, 10 a.m. until…. We’d love to see your progress on the temperature quilt or any project you are working on. Feel free to bring a lunch and your swimsuit! Thanks to Martha for offering to host again.
SPECIAL EVENTS
A new fundraising event has been chosen to replace the Brown Bag event traditionally held in September. Instead, we are going to hold a live auction of quality items, not necessarily sewing or quilting related. Members will be asked to donate items valued at $25 or more for the auction, so start thinking about it now and keep your eyes open for good options. Some suggestions are themed gift baskets, fat quarter bundles, art works or home decorations, finished quilts or wall hangings, etc. We had multiple sewing machines, a serger, a Rowenta iron, and an AccuQuilt cutter all donated to the Brown Bag auction last year, and those kinds of items would be perfect for this new event.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS 2025
May 15, 2025: program by Meredith Duke of Sew Senoia plus pop-up shop
June 19, 2025: “Speed Dating for Quilters”—demonstrations by guild members of multiple techniques; a chance to learn some new tricks and tips
July 17, 2025: “Journey of a Quilter”—lecture and trunk show by Mary Ruth Hudson
August 21, 2025: CTQG Birthday party and fabric sale
September 18, 2025: guild auction/fundraiser
October 16, 2025: “Things You Should Know About Needles” by Rhonda Pierce from Schmetz, end of the UFO Challenge
November 20, 2025: presentation by Elaine Wick Poplin of messygoat.com, plus a workshop TBD
December 11, 2025: Christmas party (2nd Thursday)
May 15, 2025: program by Meredith Duke of Sew Senoia plus pop-up shop
June 19, 2025: “Speed Dating for Quilters”—demonstrations by guild members of multiple techniques; a chance to learn some new tricks and tips
July 17, 2025: “Journey of a Quilter”—lecture and trunk show by Mary Ruth Hudson
August 21, 2025: CTQG Birthday party and fabric sale
September 18, 2025: guild auction/fundraiser
October 16, 2025: “Things You Should Know About Needles” by Rhonda Pierce from Schmetz, end of the UFO Challenge
November 20, 2025: presentation by Elaine Wick Poplin of messygoat.com, plus a workshop TBD
December 11, 2025: Christmas party (2nd Thursday)
WEBSITE
The guild website is a wealth of information. You can find details about activities and events. Check out the photos tab for pictures from previous events, meetings, and programs. http://www.commonthreadsnewnan.com/
There is a new password for the “Members Only” portion of the website, which was distributed at the March meeting. Ask at the membership table when you pick up your nametag If you didn’t get the new password yet.
Julie Kennedy, Common Threads President
The guild website is a wealth of information. You can find details about activities and events. Check out the photos tab for pictures from previous events, meetings, and programs. http://www.commonthreadsnewnan.com/
There is a new password for the “Members Only” portion of the website, which was distributed at the March meeting. Ask at the membership table when you pick up your nametag If you didn’t get the new password yet.
Julie Kennedy, Common Threads President
Julie Kennedy
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May BirthdaysLiz Carnahan
Kris Townsend Davis Donna Gill Gina McMillan |
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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 Elke Powell Secretary Liz Carnahan Treasurer Kris Townsend Davis Programs Theresa Smith and Jody Watts Programs Elect Open Community Service Nancy Matheson Ways & Means Theresa Bush Special Events Molly Dillard Website/Media Judy Daymont and Mandy Robinson Facebook Martha Walker Block of the Month Julie Kennedy, Linda Orizondo |
Other Events:
Upcoming Exhibits at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton, GA
April 15 - July 12, 2025: Hand-Quilted Textile Art, featuring the Korhogo of West Africa
Korhogo cloth is a West African textile made by hand painting designs on hand woven and hand spun cotton fabric. The paintings are done using a specially fermented mud-based and natural vegetal pigment that darkens over time. They are decorated with symbols of humans, natural elements like the sun, moon and stars and animals. The Senufo use the cloth as a shield against vengeful spirits. Women spin the cotton into yarn and prepare the dye while men weave and decorate the cloth.
Beth Ann St. George is a Folk Artist (and resident of Newnan), who uses Korhogo cloth as central pieces of her modern textile art. While she is fascinated with the stories of Korhogo, she does not alter the Korhogo beyond the quilted stitching and an occasional button or bead. The ragged edges are left visible. She uses these pieces to educate people about the meanings of the symbols of the Korhogo cloth.
April 15 - July 12, 2025: Nature Embroidered by Myrtie Cope
As a quilter and photographer, Myrtie Cope has found ways to incorporate photography into quilting and embroidery.
The embroidery adds texture and interest to landscapes and nature photos and, on some photos, creates an abstract image. The stitches create focus on different areas of the photos; colors are added which are not in the original photo but can be imagined.
Great Depression Quilts from SQTM
Great Depression Quilts from the permanent collection of the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum will be on display in Gallery III. Each of the quilts on display will provide a different look into the times and lives of people who lived and quilted during the Great Depression.
April 15 - July 12, 2025: Hand-Quilted Textile Art, featuring the Korhogo of West Africa
Korhogo cloth is a West African textile made by hand painting designs on hand woven and hand spun cotton fabric. The paintings are done using a specially fermented mud-based and natural vegetal pigment that darkens over time. They are decorated with symbols of humans, natural elements like the sun, moon and stars and animals. The Senufo use the cloth as a shield against vengeful spirits. Women spin the cotton into yarn and prepare the dye while men weave and decorate the cloth.
Beth Ann St. George is a Folk Artist (and resident of Newnan), who uses Korhogo cloth as central pieces of her modern textile art. While she is fascinated with the stories of Korhogo, she does not alter the Korhogo beyond the quilted stitching and an occasional button or bead. The ragged edges are left visible. She uses these pieces to educate people about the meanings of the symbols of the Korhogo cloth.
April 15 - July 12, 2025: Nature Embroidered by Myrtie Cope
As a quilter and photographer, Myrtie Cope has found ways to incorporate photography into quilting and embroidery.
The embroidery adds texture and interest to landscapes and nature photos and, on some photos, creates an abstract image. The stitches create focus on different areas of the photos; colors are added which are not in the original photo but can be imagined.
Great Depression Quilts from SQTM
Great Depression Quilts from the permanent collection of the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum will be on display in Gallery III. Each of the quilts on display will provide a different look into the times and lives of people who lived and quilted during the Great Depression.
