Friendship Star

Meeting Location: West Freeway Church of Christ

1900 S. Las Vegas Trail Fort Worth, TX 76108

President: Lynda McGee 817-343-9124

lyndamcgee@sbcglobal.net

Email: FortWorthQG@gmail.com
Website: www.fwqg.org
Location: PO Box 121942, Fort Worth, TX 76121
Phone: -------
Facebook: facebook.com/FortWorthQuiltGuild

April 17, 2024. Social 6pm. Meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Board Meetings are the last Thursday of the Month.

The location for meetings for this year will be at Lynda's house or via Zoom.

If you have something that needs to be brought to the attention of the Board, or you would like to discuss the issue in person, please contact a Board Member.

Board Meetings are open to all but only board members can vote at the meetings.

I just watched the eclipse, sort of… I’m in Austin, babysitting my new grandson. Heavy clouds that turned into a ‘Texas’ shower about 1 hour later. This would be perfect quilting weather, but

my machine is in Fort Worth. I am coming back to Fort Worth for the April meeting and retreat. I’m excited to see what Jonquele has in store for us. I am looking forward to sewing constantly and hanging out with all my quilt buddies (old and new) at retreat. I even talked my mother into coming to the retreat. She has sewn clothes, toys, upholstery, lap quilts (which she refuses to call quilts) and now she is into embroidery. I think she will enjoy hanging out with a bunch of quilting ladies.

Everyone enjoy these cool days of spring…Texas summer is just around the corner.

See ya soon.

For the April program next week, please bring:

- Scissors! Large and appliqué are both useful!

- Safety or straight pins to hold any loose bits, and to score the back of the fusible so you can free the fabric

- A project bag or 1 gal ziplock to get your project home

- A pencil or other temporary marker

- Optional: small ruler

May Program

Featuring David Owen Hastings and his program: Minimal Design, Maximum Impact

May Workshop: Friday May 20 – 6 – 9 PM Evening WORKSHOP – ZOOM $45.00 per person

June Program:
Featuring Sharon & Loren Wilhelm -“Sashings Bold and Dangerous”

Sharon is an entrepreneur of several previous companies: Country Collectibles, Sharon’s Quilt Depot and now co-owner in Quilt Ideas pattern division. She designs blocks of the month, single patterns, punch needle, coloring and embroidery patterns and more quilting designs for Loren to make out of wood. She loves to teach anything pertaining to quilting, help quilters put together colors for new quilts and make quilts to give away. Our newest adventure is to give guild programs and workshops using our vast collection of quilts.

Loren is and has been a quilter for many years making all kinds of large, small and miniature quilts. He loves to write. He has a beautiful voice and was in radio production for 20+ years (KBOX/KMEZ Dave O’Brien) and he is a large job concrete estimator. Now he is co-owner in Quilt Ideas as a pattern designer and manufacturer of the Quilt Hangers and Accessories division.

“Sashings Bold and Dangerous” How they can make or break your design.

Sometimes we get the blocks finished and we are at a stopping point trying to decide what sashing or setting to put with those blocks. Some are so old we have to be very creative to blended the old with the new. We will give you some examples of things that just happened and some that were planned with a display of quilts.

Workshop: Barn Quilt -Crayon & Embroidery
Saturday 9 – 3 PM $35.00

Sharon will guide us in using Crayons to create a barn quilt picture.

July Program

Ice Cream Social -Strip Quilts Show & Tell and Games

Get ready to Be the program! Bring your Strip Quilts and show and tell us about them. Following the show and tell, we’ll play a game of Left, Right, Center. Each player will start with 5- 2-1/2” strips of Red, White and Blue fabric. Winners keep or donate all the strips that were gathered from everyone else at their table. Make or donate a Quilt of Valor Block! We’ll have Ice Cream treats at the break!

July Workshop: Stained Glass Flowers – with Dorene Joyce Saturday 9 – 3 PM $35.00

(Cost includes the full-size pattern, and fee for the church workspace. Any extra $$ goes to the Workshops budget for more great workshops!)

WE HAVE A GREAT LINEUP OF PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!

We are at 65 members with a few still committed to renewing their membership. If you have any friends who have yet to renew, invite them to renew. Dues are $30 per year or $25 per year if 65 or over. Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeting.

Membership Committee
Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195. shelleyclauss@gmail.com
Barbara Hughes. 903-926-3581. hughesb@eastex.net

The theme this year is IT'S A BEACHY LIFE.

Quilt registration is open! Remember to check your confirmation email after registering.

NTQF Entry Form 2024 (sewingexpo.com)

Let everyone see your quilts. The more quilts, the more interesting the show.

And please remember, there is a Junior show within our show. See attached document for details.

We have t-shirts.!!! They will be at the March meeting. No need to pre-order. $18 each ($20 at the show)

NTQF Show Calendar

Event Dates – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 1, 2, & 3, 2024

Event Location – Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX Quilt Entry/Registration – Begins 2/16/24 members; 3/16/24 non-members; Ends 5/28/24 Registration for Expo Classes and Workshops – late-May

Quilt Check-In/Drop Off - Sunday, July 28, 2024, 12:00 – 4:00 pm at Irving Convention Center

Quilt Pick Up - Saturday, August 3, 2024 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

My thanks to everyone who made minis for the auction! They all looked exciting!

Expo has opened the entry website, so please fill out the form. You are each responsible for registering your mini. You need to record the dimensions and upload a picture. Also, please note your design source if you borrowed or bought something. This is needed to acknowledge copyright since we are selling these works.

https://www.sewingexpo.com/Events/Dallas-TX/Mini-Quilt-Auction-Entry-Form-2024

Double-check the acknowledgement email to make sure that your photo uploaded correctly.

PS. We’ll still be accepting minis until mid-June.

I just want to encourage everyone to make at least one thing for the Guild Booth this year. We will be glad to have anything you think would sell.

Also, if anyone is interested in carpooling to the show I will be glad to set it up.

Be thinking if you would like to spend some time in our booth waiting on customers :) that is the best part...bragging about our wonderful guild.

Thank you all

Ann Houpt, Booth Chairman

Let’s keep selling those tickets for our raffle quilt. This is a big fundraiser for us and we only

do it once every two years.

We need someone to handle the logistics for the quilt. This means keeping track of where it is,

where it is going, and with who. You do not need to find people and places for it to visit.

We also need members to volunteer to take the quilt somewhere and sell tickets. This can be

another guild, a shop, a retreat. Anywhere you are willing to go. No one wants to do all of this alone but one meeting: one day, maybe with a friend???? Is there another guild you are a member of? Is there a guild you have wanted to visit? This is the way. Ask one of the board members if you don’t

know how to contact someone to visit.

Visitor this month

Dallas Modern Quilt Guild will be bringing their raffle quilt to our April meeting. Please plan

on buying a ticket(s) to support their guild.

Send Sunshine and Shadows to Anne Houpt : annhoupt@aol.com

A lot is happening in April. The eclipse will be awesome Hope we do not have cloudy weather on Monday.

Hope everyone is Getting ready for the quilt retreat. I am looking forward to the retreat, it is always a fun weekend and I know Shelley has an exciting retreat planned.

Thank you to all that brought refreshments to the March guild meeting everyone enjoyed them. Thank you for your help in getting everything set up before the meeting and getting everything cleaned up after the meeting I appreciate the help.

April Birthdays

4-07. Patricia Ford

4-11. Dorene Joyce

4-17. Alice Clayton

4-18. Danna Webber

4-27. Patricia Wagers

4-30. Mackenzie Prence

Marilyn Smith, Hospitality Committee

EMBROIDERY BEE

The April meeting will be Thursday, April 29 at 11:30 AM. Wanda will talk to us about how she uses Embrilliance software.

We meet in various members' homes, primarily on the north or northwest side of Fort Worth. For more information, contact Wanda at dooleymac@gmail.com or 682-560-9101 (text preferred).

FRAYED KNOTS

We meet on the second Tuesday evening of the month at Jonquele's. We had a small group in April, but enjoyed our time together.

TIGHT KNOTS -- March Meeting

Our host this month was Chris Tomich. Not sure how she pulled off this meeting; as she was just getting over over a surgery and heading into another one. Good luck Miss Chris. As always, we chatted with each other to catch up on what was going on in our lives. Lots of talk about cars, then on to bee business.

Pat Wagers started out show and tell by passing out shamrock coasters she made for us to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Then she showed us some adorable bunny embroideries. She also shared a cross stitch she did and a mystery quilt she is working on. Margo Grunseich, placed a applique she is working on the floor and asked for help with colors choices for her background. She also gave each of us a small Easter light set as a thank you gift for allowing her to join our group. Carolyn Hughes produced a darling St. Patrick's Day truck applique piece. Grace Stroud had two baby quilts to show. Also, she shared a quilt made of blocks by bee members a few years ago and she added a few extras to finish out a stunning travel quilt. Each block represented a country she has visited. Cheri Bigham recently finished another bee group project. It was a beautiful quilt made from paper pieced star blocks. Chris Tomich made some baby quilts from small squares with lots of different colors. Cecilia Villa's granddaughter is going to be very pleased with the purple Easter dress she made for her and the cute sailor collar dress. Judi Janes finished up show and tell with the mystery quilt she has been working on.

We closed out our meeting with great snacks and Margo won our fat quarters in a quick game of left right center. We told her not to get too excited about winning at her first meeting. We didn't plan to be nice to her next meeting.

P. Ford

One of the most fun parts of belonging to a Guild is getting to know other quilters. But, there aren’t many opportunities to actually get to SEW and learn from one another, except in a bee. Most of the guild bees have been around for many years and don’t have openings for many newcomers. If you want to get know more of your fellow members, start a new bee!

General Guidelines

• Start with the people sitting near you at Guild or advertise in the bee section of the newsletter, or on the FB page.
• A place to meet: dining room table, living room, playroom, apartment clubhouse, nearby church… You may want to rotate hosting among those with enough space.
• Monthly meeting time for 1.5-4 hours. Some groups may also have periodic all-day project days or retreats.
• Some groups organize around a common interest: appliqué, modern, art, charity projects, while some are based on proximity.
• Start simply and see how the group’s dynamics play out through time. There are lots of activity ideas online.

RETREAT TIME!

Retreat will be April 18-21st. We are unable to add any one at this time. If you are attending retreat, please be sure to bring your balance due (should you have one) to the April meeting or get it to me before that time. Can't wait to see you there! If you did not receive an email from me with balance information, please contact me as soon as you can do so.

Thanks!

Shelley Clauss

817.994.0195

Details:

Guild Retreat

Dates: April 18 -21, 2024

Place: The Compass Centre in Mt. Calm, TX

Time arrive no earlier than noon on the 18th and depart by noon

Bev Ramsey was a charter member of the guild, a past president, a teacher and a friend. We lost her way too early. The Bev Ramsey fund was set up to help those in need enjoy the things she loved very much, retreats and workshops.

On March 29th, eleven Quilts of Valor were awarded at the American Legion. The veterans and their families were very appreciative.

Thank you to all of our members who helped to make this happen!

Cecilia Buckholz

QOV Group Leader

Lovies are used for preemie babies and their mother's so they can become familiar with each other's scent.

If you would like to make one (or 100) take two pieces of 14" square fabric - one cotton, and one flannel. Sew them right sides together, leaving a gap to turn. Turn, then topstitch around the entire piece.

Beverly Peterson collects them at Guild meetings to give to Cook Children's. Cook's is always very grateful for the gifts.

NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Quilts

One of our community service projects is making NICU quilts for John Peter Smith Hospital. NICU quilts are 36” x 36” prewashed cotton quilts. These are placed on the incubators in the intensive care unit and become the property of the baby/baby’s family. As some of you may know, the Tight Knots Quilt Bee makes NICU quilts each year as one of their community service projects. Maybe your bee would consider doing the same.

JPS has requested other items for their patients:

Baby Items:

Receiving blankets and baby quilts – of all sizes

Layettes and Isolettes no smaller than 52”x56”

Cozy Cub Slipcover (tubular coverlet) See the link below for a sample of this item. 40 inches long

9 inches – circumference for small

11 inches – circumference for large

CozyCub–Dandle.LionMedical www.dandlelionmedical.com

Adult Items:

These items are mainly used for patients undergoing chemotherapy at the JPS cancer center and geriatric patients.

Adult quilts or blankets (quilted or fleece)

Ostomy bag covers

Small heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients to place under their arms after surgery

Submitted by: Judi Janes and Carolyn Hughes – NICU Co-Chairpersons

More information on these is on the following website:

https://www.jpshealthnet.org/community/volunteeropportunities/other-opportunities-to-serve

Quilt Guild Meeting

Lynda McGee Called meeting to order at 6:30p.m.

No comments or questions regarding February Minutes and they were approved.

Treasurer’s Report – will be filed for audit.

Reports:

JPS – Judi reported that they always need more items including Afghans, Lap Quilts but with no flannel. These will be used for all ages of children.

Retreat – Shelly reported 14 attendees so far. Need 16 to make it a private retreat. Still time to sign up.

NTQF – Jeane reported needing sponsors for advertising and prizes.

Time to enter quilts now and T-Shirts are available. If purchased now our Guild gets all the money.

Booth items – Ann reported she is accepting items for our booth to sell.

She brought patterns for items to sell.

Please return the patterns when finished.

Lovies – Beverly reported that they need more of these made. And always accepting cotton/flannel fabric. If they are precut it would be great.

Jonquele – reported on her workshop. Talked about fabric selection and supplies. Also started to

get your Mini Quilts made for the Quilt show.

Refreshment Break

Programs –

Doreen introduced Jackie and program followed.

Membership: 36 Members and 6 Visitors.

Raffle Quilt –The Hollis ladies will keep the quilt at this time and display at their Quilt

Shop for now. Still need volunteer to coordinate Raffle Quilt on the road.

Birthdays –Mary Lou, Cheryl, Jeane, Roxanne, Beverly P. Happy Birthday to all.

Show and Tell – Several ladies showed off their quilts.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:20pm

Board

President- Lynda McGee 817-343-9124 lyndamcgee@sbcglobal.net

President- ElectVP : NEEDED

Vice- President VP Programs: Dorene Joyce 817-847-1687 dorenegaye.joyce@gmail.com

Janet Swords 817-551-700 3 janetswords@outlook.om

Secretary: Becky Alrubaiie alrubaiie1@hotmail.com

Treasurer- Meri Cozart 817-657-4859 cozarts@sbcglabal.net
Member at Large- Dave Beers 817-666-8404 quiltsbydave@gmail.com

Member at Large-Yvette Richey richey57yr@gmsil.com

Past President/Parliamentarian - Wanda Edmunds 817 682-9101 dooleymac@gmail.com

Committees

Greeter Barbara Dumas and Needed

Hospitality Marilyn Smith 817-917-9294 marilynsmith1934@gmail.com

NICU Judi Janes judi.janes@yahoo.com

Carolyn Hughes hughes1668@att.net

HUGS Mary Lou Nelson ron.marylou@sbcglobal.net

Lovies Beverly Peterson 817-346-0321 bpete1900@yahoo.com

Membership Barbara Hughes 903-926-3581 hughesb@eastex.net

Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Newsletter Thayne Rooney 817-223-3982 Rooney.thayne@gmail.com

Quilt Show Rep Jeane Starkey jeane@2barcembroidery.com

Quilt Show Rep Needed

Quilt Show t-shirts Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Quilt Show Minis Jonquele Jones 817-266-0103 jonquele@flash.net

Quilt Show Booth Ann Houpt 817-689-7678 annhoupt@aol.com

Raffle Quilt Shari Hollis shollis_13@yahoo.com

Jennifer Hollis hollisthreads@gmail.com

Retreats Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Show N Tell Alice Clayton

Sunshine / Shadows: Ann Houpt 817-689-7678 annhoupt@aol.com

WebMaster Dorene Joyce 817-995-5740 dorenegaye.joyce@gmail.com

Smore Administrator Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Saginaw Thursday Quilters meets every Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at Joyce Spindor Community Center, 620 Park Center Blvd, Saginaw TX 76179.
We hand quilt for our members and clients. We take a snack break at 10:00, hosted by members for a month at a time.
Once a month we celebrate members’ birthdays. On third Thursday we have a themed luncheon.
Contact Kay Lotz, guild member, at 817-946-8286 (leave a message please) for more information.

Texas Quilt Museum, LaGrange, Texas

The current exhibits are Kaffe Fassett: 85 & Fabulous, Houston International Quilt Festival Prizewinners

2023 and Prism Play: A Full Spectrum of Art Quilts.

Check out their website http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org

All Texas Shop Hop -- March 1st- April 30th!

The theme is Texas. There are magazines available with information on all of the shops, 8 quilt patterns, small projects and a passport if you would like to participate. There are lots of prizes available, you can be entered to win a prize by visiting just 5 stores. If you complete a region, you earn another opportunity for a prize. The more regions you complete, the more chances to win and the prizes are good!

This is a fun way to support local quilt shops, get to know some new shops you didn’t realize

existed and be inspired to start something new!

Follow along on Facebook by following All Texas Shop Hop or check out the

website https://alltexasshophop.com/

We would love to put your advertisement in the newsletter. Personal item or business.

Short text -- $5 members, $10 non-members

Half page with one picture -- $10 members, $15 non-members

We accept ads from Members and local merchants.

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