Common Threads Quilters Guild
Newnan, Georgia
November 2025 Newsletter
NOVEMBER MEETING
The next CTQG meeting will be on November 20 at 10 a.m., with set-up and fellowship time starting at 9:30. We will be meeting in the Teen room on the second floor at Mills Chapel.
Our featured speaker is Elaine Poplin, and her presentation is called Quilting by Number.
This program includes several different approaches to building quilts to follow a sketch or photo, both with strict block structures and with more improvisational approaches.
After the November meeting and program with Elaine Poplin, a group of members will take a field trip to the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum in Carrollton. We'll carpool from Mills Chapel, have lunch at the Brown Dog Eatery near the museum, then tour the exhibit. Please let Martha know if you plan to go, if you can drive, and how many passengers you can take. Everyone will pay for their own lunch. Admission to the museum is $8, Seniors $7.
Currently, there are three exhibits on display at the museum.
https://www.sqtmuseum.org/
OCTOBER MEETING AND UFO CHALLENGE
Our October meeting was both informative and entertaining. We started with a great Zoom presentation by Rhonda Pierce from Schmetz needles about how to choose the right needle for your project. The meeting also included the exciting conclusion to the 2025 UFO Challenge. Many members shared their most recent UFO completions, and prizes were awarded to three members. Stay tuned for more information about a new UFO Challenge for 2026
The next CTQG meeting will be on November 20 at 10 a.m., with set-up and fellowship time starting at 9:30. We will be meeting in the Teen room on the second floor at Mills Chapel.
Our featured speaker is Elaine Poplin, and her presentation is called Quilting by Number.
This program includes several different approaches to building quilts to follow a sketch or photo, both with strict block structures and with more improvisational approaches.
After the November meeting and program with Elaine Poplin, a group of members will take a field trip to the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum in Carrollton. We'll carpool from Mills Chapel, have lunch at the Brown Dog Eatery near the museum, then tour the exhibit. Please let Martha know if you plan to go, if you can drive, and how many passengers you can take. Everyone will pay for their own lunch. Admission to the museum is $8, Seniors $7.
Currently, there are three exhibits on display at the museum.
https://www.sqtmuseum.org/
OCTOBER MEETING AND UFO CHALLENGE
Our October meeting was both informative and entertaining. We started with a great Zoom presentation by Rhonda Pierce from Schmetz needles about how to choose the right needle for your project. The meeting also included the exciting conclusion to the 2025 UFO Challenge. Many members shared their most recent UFO completions, and prizes were awarded to three members. Stay tuned for more information about a new UFO Challenge for 2026
COMMUNITY SERVICE
We had an excellent turn-out of about a dozen people for our sewing day to make placemats for Meals on Wheels on October 30. We ended up with over 60 placemats at the end of the day, and many people took some partially done placemats or placemats kits to finish at home.
Please bring all finished placemats to the November meeting. Also bring any lap/throw quilts for Meals on Wheels if you still have one you are finishing, and Nancy will get everything delivered in plenty of time for the holidays.
We had an excellent turn-out of about a dozen people for our sewing day to make placemats for Meals on Wheels on October 30. We ended up with over 60 placemats at the end of the day, and many people took some partially done placemats or placemats kits to finish at home.
Please bring all finished placemats to the November meeting. Also bring any lap/throw quilts for Meals on Wheels if you still have one you are finishing, and Nancy will get everything delivered in plenty of time for the holidays.
FIRST THURSDAY SEWCIALS
Our final First Thursday Sewcial of 2025 will be December 4 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to bring a project and visit with the rest of the group. Most people bring hand stitching, but you can also bring a machine. Several people are working on Temperature Quilts, but any project is welcome. This is a chance to stitch with other guild members in a relaxed setting and get to know each other better. Bring your lunch, or people often go out together afterwards
Our final First Thursday Sewcial of 2025 will be December 4 at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to bring a project and visit with the rest of the group. Most people bring hand stitching, but you can also bring a machine. Several people are working on Temperature Quilts, but any project is welcome. This is a chance to stitch with other guild members in a relaxed setting and get to know each other better. Bring your lunch, or people often go out together afterwards
SPECIAL EVENTS
The guild Christmas party will be on Thursday, December 11 (the 2nd Thursday of the month instead of our usual 3rd Thursday meeting date.) We are having a lunch gathering at White Oak Golf Club. The cost is $15 per person, with the guild picking up the remaining $10 cost. Please bring your payment to the November meeting.
The guild Christmas party will be on Thursday, December 11 (the 2nd Thursday of the month instead of our usual 3rd Thursday meeting date.) We are having a lunch gathering at White Oak Golf Club. The cost is $15 per person, with the guild picking up the remaining $10 cost. Please bring your payment to the November meeting.
|
ELAINE POPLIN - OUTSPOKEN WORKSHOP
Due to a scheduling conflict at the church, the Outspoken workshop with Elaine, scheduled for Friday, November 21, 9:30 – 4:00, has been moved to the classroom space at Quilt N’ Fabric, 935 W Lanier Avenue, Fayetteville. Everyone who is signed up for the class has been contacted, and we apologize for the late change. |
UPCOMING PROGRAMS 2025
November 21, 2025: workshop with Elaine Poplin “Outspoken”, registration is open now
December 11, 2025: Christmas party (2nd Thursday instead of the 3rd)
November 21, 2025: workshop with Elaine Poplin “Outspoken”, registration is open now
December 11, 2025: Christmas party (2nd Thursday instead of the 3rd)
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
|
November BirthdaysTheresa Bush
Cindy Edens Sandra Whitlock |
|
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:
|
Join the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild for an exhibit showcasing dozens of styles and patterns of quilts:
Celebrating a Quarter Century of Soulful Storytelling Through the Art of Fiber: 25 years of weaving emotions, culture, and creativity into threads that connect us. The Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild, founded in 2000, is a national African American quilt guild based in metro Atlanta. Their mission is to foster and preserve the art, craft, and rich history of African American quilting. |
|
The Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum just opened three new exhibits that will run through December 20, 2025. Each of these unique exhibits will highlight a different type of textile art providing for a multifaceted museum experience.
Cosplay to Quilts: Outlander, by Teri Biglands, showcases her journey from quilting into the world of costuming. Inspired by the Outlander Book Series, Biglands combines her quilting and embroidery skills to create incredible works of wearable art. Robert Quall, a seasoned collector, will showcase an impressive collection of Navajo Textiles. These dense weavings give viewers a peek into the history of Western textiles and offer an intimate look into Navajo culture through textiles. The final exhibit features Geometric Quilts by Janna Thomas, the creative genius behind Bloc Loc Quilting Rulers. An accomplished artistic innovator, Janna Thomas’s geometric quilt designs embody the legacy of an inspirational leader in quilting. Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum 306C Bradley St, Carrollton, GA 30117 www.sqtmuseum.org/ |
