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
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June 17, 2025. Social 6 pm. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm.

The door to the church kitchen will be open (the one closest to Las Vegas Trail).

1. The deadline for Quilt show entries has passed. However, registration for preshow classes is open, AND we still need more volunteers. See the article on NTQF for more information.

2. We are in the process of updating the bylaws. The proposed update is attached at the end of this newsletter.

Board Meetings are the first Wednesday 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.

For me, this summer will be a race to several big events, all fun. At the end of this month, I’m going to Salt Lake City to attend Handiquilter Academy. I went last year and loved it. I really enjoyed being around a bunch of longarm-ers. It is so much fun to learn new things. More ‘digital’ quilting for me. No matter what you enjoy and how long you have been perfecting your craft, learning something new is always worth it. Try a class at the NTQF this year. I took several last year and they were all great.

Speaking of the quilt show, thank you to everyone who entered a quilt. Even I made a last-minute entry of an almost finished quilt I found while organizing/cleaning my sewing room. Talk to a friend about sharing a ride to the show. Reach out to Molly if you need one of us to take your quilt to check in or pick it up at the end. Remember to buy your tickets, volunteer for the EXPO, and/or the guilds’ many positions. Just to let you know, our usual meeting place will not be available in July. The board is looking for another option and we will let you know as soon as we know. Might want to buy your t-shirt and tickets this month, if possible. See ya at the raffle tables…

June meeting: We will have our second Debbie fabric raffle!

Please be sure to invite your friends and fellow quilters for this wonderful opportunity.

We had a lot of fun at the December raffle, and this is a great fundraiser for our guild. Raffle tickets will be bundled in $5, $10, and $20 packets. Tickets go on sale at 6:00, and the fun starts at 6:30.

We will take a break halfway through, so please bring a snack to share.

Your newsletter editor is dragging her feet getting the handouts from the April meeting published. No justifiable reason, it just hasn't happened yet.

Because the church will be having Bible School the week of our July meeting, the building will not be available for our use. Watch for an announcement of location.

English Paper Piecing by Lynda Eliades. She has a great program and there will be a workshop on the Wednesday after the meeting. I will have more information at the meeting.

September's program will be our own Dorene Joyce. She will be presenting 'Threads of Inspiration-a journey through Creativity'. There will also be a workshop.

Danea Boquet, designer and creator of Fold&Sew quilting.

Fold&Sew is a family-owned business evolving the tradition of quilting in a fun, new, innovative way. With a patent-pending on its unique design, Fold&Sew quilts are unlike any other quilts you have encountered and are designed to be fast and simple to assemble. This makes Fold&Sew quilts ideal for novice quilters wanting to begin with a straightforward project, as well as veteran quilters wanting to create a handmade quilt in record time.

She will also be offering a workshop to teach her unique and fun quilt method.

foldandsew.com – Fold&Sew

Please support our programs and workshops.

Janet Swords -- Program VP

Yvette Richey -- Program VP

Membership Dues are $40 per year. $35 if you are 65 or older.

The guild web page can be accessed at

fwqg.org

Each guild also needs to provide 4 loaner quilts for the show. These are used to fill any spaces left by ‘no shows’. They are turned in and returned just like the quilts in the show (including sleeves and a label), they need to be quilts that have NOT previously been in an NTQF show. There is no age limit, no judging, and they may/may not be used. If you would like to loan us a quilt, bring a picture and get a form from Molly.

IMPORTANT LINKS

Guild Volunteers

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080A4DAAA62FA0F94-56778658-north

EXPO Volunteers

Volunteer as an Ambassador at Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Dallas

Classes to take…

Class Descriptions for Original Sewing & Quilt Expo in Dallas, TX

Ann Houpt has agreed to handle the guild’s minis. Check with her if you have not yet registered your mini.

We are excited to offer you T-shirts for the North Texas Quilt Festival again this year! Please stop by the NTQF-T-shirts table to pick up your T-shirt for the show right away.

Crew Neck or V-Necks are available.

The cost of the T-shirts is $18.00 Same as last year! (They will be $20 if purchased at the show.)

Sizes available: S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

It's a wonderful design! - wear this and you can click your heels and find yourself home! It's going to be a WIcked theme this year!

Why Buy a T-shirt? It supports programs for FWQG! This is a moneymaker for us when you buy it at the meeting and brings in quality programs for you. So in effect, it helps everyone!

FOR SHORTENING YOUR SHIRTS: - I wanted to shorten my t-shirt - and found this great tutorial to help me shorten my t-shirts. I wanted to share this video with you. https://youtu.be/wJFBvZvScrk?si=WOTMtGmzCJW7wQEU

Also: If there is anyone with a serger that would like to take t-shirt shortening work for hire to shorten t-shirts, please contact Dorene.

Thank you!

T-Shirt Coordinator

Dorene Joyce

PRESALE PRICE IS $12.

Each guild is given an allotment of quilt show tickets to sell. Hopefully, I (Grace Stroud) will be selling tickets at our next meeting. These tickets can be had for a lower price than on the days of the show, and the guild gets to keep all of the money we make selling tickets. So please plan to buy your tickets ahead of time. Buy extras for guests you’d like to invite. Help me to not turn in any unsold tickets.

We are rapidly accumulating a wide variety of handcrafted items for our booth at the North Texas Quilt Festival. Just this week, I’ve collected some aprons made from vintage patterns; several sets of placemats (including some darling snowman ones I’ve got my eye on); tortilla warmers; microwave bowls; potholders; and lots of coasters. Laurel arranged the use of the American Legion facility in Benbrook for a sew day on the first Wednesday of every month. This past Wednesday, nine ladies showed up to make items for the boutique. Coasters, jar openers, table runners, and wine totes were made. Many thanks to Cecilia B, Laurel G, Ann H, Lynda M, Sheila S, Becky A, Bev P, and Pat W.

By the way, if you have donated something to the booth, Pat and I would love to have your input about pricing. We will be pricing everything in July, using prices from similar items on Etsy and other sites. Our goal is to sell all our stuff and make as much money as possible. Everything we make goes directly to our guild.

Submitted by Grace Stroud

We have a raffle quilt every 2 years.

We need someone to manage the raffle quilt for 2026. The planning and creation needs to be done THIS year.

Send Sunshine and Shadows directly to Anne Houpt: annhoupt@aol.com or via text message

June a busy month, trying to get ready for vacations, finish projects for the NTQF. Spend time with the Grandkids. Or just relax by the pool.

Thank you to all that brought snacks to the May meeting everyone enjoyed them. Thank you to everyone that helped set up and helped clean up after the meeting I appreciate all the help. Looking forward to the June meeting. Bring your favorite snacks for all to enjoy.

June Birthdays

6-04 Karen Wiseman

6-12 Nanda Posey

6-13 Marilyn Smith

6-19 Nancy Singer

6-23 Wanda Edmunds

Marilyn Smith

Hospitality Committee

Next meeting Thursday, June 27, 11 AM, at Hollis Threads.

We will be discussing edge-to-edge quilting.

There is a $5 per person room usage fee.

Contact Wanda Edmunds or Sarah Tutt for more information. Or feel free to just drop in.

meets 2nd Tuesday evening

The June meeting of the Tight Knots Quilt Bee was held at the home of Cecilia Villa. With Summer quickly approaching, table decorations included a bright floral table topper, sunglasses , a Hawaiian lei and "whale" snack crackers. Patty Ford is out of the hospital and has moved to a rehabilitation center at The Staton. We are so glad that she is on the mend. The latest thunderstorms, hail storms, and tornadoes were the primary topics of discussion.

SHOW AND TELL: Judi showed a reversible no-tie apron made for the quilt show boutique, as well as five kitchen boas. Margo's pastel quilt is pinned and ready to be quilted for donation to JPS. Tiny scraps (that some of us would throw away!) made up a colorful lady bug quilt made by Cheri. She is so creative and a true Bonnie Hunter convert. Cecilia showed four aprons made for the boutique; each made from a vintage pattern. Each even has an extra bonus in the pocket! You will have to visit the quilt show to find out what it is. Chris made several items for the quilt show boutique including a table runner, potato bags, and coffee cup cozies. And prolific Pat W. showed a "watermelon" rug, patriotic table runners, and placemats made using a method that looks like old braided rugs. (I still don't understand how she did it, but they sure are pretty!) And guess what? They will be available in the quilt show boutique.

Have you noticed a theme here? Yes, our little bee is working hard to support the Fort Worth Quilt Guild Boutique. Bee members Grace Stroud and Pat Wagers are in charge of the booth this year. Both have been busy all year working on projects to be sold. With the theme being "The Kitchen is the Heart of the Home", all items are made for use in the kitchen. Money made from the boutique will be used to help pay for speakers and workshops for our guild. Contributions are gladly accepted from any guild member or friend or relative of a guild member.

Cecilia served homemade peach dump cake with vanilla ice cream. No June birthdays to celebrate. Our monthly Left-Right-Center game was for "beachy, summer" themed fat quarters. Peggie was the lucky winner.

Submitted by Judi Janes

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.

The sew day at Hollis Threads on May 22 was very productive. With the blocks made that day and the ones turned in at the May meeting we have enough to make two more quilts. Thank you to those who came and made blocks. The Veteran who received his quilt that day was very pleased. Pictures were posted on our Facebook page.

Three of Linda Roeders’ children received QOV’s at a small ceremony at her home on May 24th. She pieced each of their quilt tops, making them even more special. Her two sons served in the Army and her daughter served in the Air Force.

This brings our total QOV quilts to 117 since we officially started three years ago. That’s

a lot of comforted veterans!

Cecilia Buckholz

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.

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 Harris Downtown for their NICU unit.

Eleven baby quilts were delivered to JPS in May. Also delivered was a bag of heart pillows for post-operation heart and mastectomy patients. Thanks to all who contributed. Keep up the good work!

Carolyn Hughes and Judi Janes

JPS Co-Chairpersons

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We encourage each member to read the information below just to refresh your memory about all the items you can make for JPS. It’s not just NICU quilts. They love to get baby quilts of all sizes. The NICU quilts can’t contain flannel, but other quilts can. A new item added to the list is a wheelchair quilt (approximately 36 x 48).

Our donations are really appreciated by JPS, the moms, and any other patients who receive them.

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 -NO Flannel. 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 also 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.

Bags to hang on walkers

Adult quilts or blankets (quilted or fleece)

Wheelchair quilt (approximately 36 x 48).

Ostomy bag covers

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

New request — bags that can be attached to walkers to hold keys, water bottles and other small items.

More information on these is on the following website:

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

Judi Janes and Carolyn Hughes

NICU/JPS Co-Chairpersons

We have vacancies in the committees that really need to be filled. Please look at the list carefully and let us know how you can help our guild.

Officers and Committees

2024-2025 Board

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

President Elect - Cecilia Buckholz 817-480-7606 cbuckholz1@gmail.com

VP Programs - Janet Swords 817-551-7003 janetswords@outlook.com

Yvette Richey 817-559-5065 richey57yr@gmail.com

Secretary - Becky Reavis 817-475-4912 alrubaiie1@hotmail.com

Treasurer - Pat Wagers 817-821-1137 pwagers@sbcglobal.net

Member at Large - Dave Beers 817-666-8404 quiltsbydave@gmail.com

Alice Clayton 682-201-7088 aliceclayton@gmail.com

Parliamentarian - Molly Risewick 817-721-0500 molly.risewick@gmail.com

2024-2025 Committees

Greeter - Barbara Dumas dumasfamily5@sbcglobal.net

Hospitality - Marilyn Smith marilynsmith1934@gmail.com

NICU - Judi Janes judi.janes@yahoo.com

Carolyn Hughes hughes1668@att.net

Hugs - Mary Lou Nelson ron.marylou@sbcglobal.net

Molly Risewick 817-721-0500 molly.risewick@gmail.com

Lovies - Beverly Peterson bpete1900@yahoo.com

Debbie/Janie Legacy - Sue Hilgardner gohawksrockchalk@gmail.com

Membership - Shelley Clauss shelley.clauss@att.net

and Grace Jackson

Newsletter - Sarah Tutt sarahtutt@yahoo.com

Quilt Show Rep - Molly Risewick molly.risewick@gmail.com

Quilt Show T-shirts - Dorene Joyce dorenegaye.joyce@gmail.com

Quilt Show Minis -Ann Houpt annhoupt@aol.com

Quilt Show Booth - Grace Stroud gstroud49@gmail.com

Raffle Quilt 2026 - needed

Retreats - Shelley Clauss shelley.clauss@att.net

Show N Tell - Alice Clayton aliceclayton@gmail.com

Sunshine/Shadows - Ann Houpt annhoupt@aol.com

Webmaster - Dorene Joyce dorenegaye.joyce@gmail.com

Wanda Edmunds dooleymac@gmail.com

Smores Administrator - Shelley Clauss shelley.clauss@att.net

Facebook Administrator - Becky Reavis alrubaiie1@hotmail.com

If you are looking for a quilt show (ANYWHERE), try out this website…

Quilt Guilds and Quilt Shows - Quilt Guilds and Quilt Shows

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

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

Texas Thimble Trail

July 18-19, 2025

Walker County Fairgrounds / 3925 SH 30 / Huntsville, TX

Texasthimbletrail@gmail.com

Dear Quilt Guild,

We are thrilled to invite you and your members to a One Stop Shop Hop / Vendor Market in Huntsville, Texas, on July 18-19, 2025!

We believe Texas Thimble Trail will be a wonderful opportunity for quilting, sewing, and craft enthusiasts to shop and get inspired to finish old projects or start new ones.

This event offers attendees a great shopping experience with multiple vendors all under one roof. The venue is air conditioned and a great way to spend a hot July day with friends. We will have quilt shops, fiber vendors, junk journaling, vintage items, scissor sharpening, handmade items, and more.

There will be free demos to enjoy. We are also offering exciting classes which will be open for registration soon. Please see our website for details. There will be raffle baskets, swag bags, and door prizes.

Attached you will find a flyer, which is formatted to print 4 at a time. Please print and pass them out. These are perfect for counter cards at sign in tables for members who would like a reminder. Please feel free to use it for any social media post. Please ask your members to visit us on Facebook and like and share the event. We will be adding a vendor list, and class information to the website soon. We thank you in advance for helping us get the word out, build excitement, and get everyone’s calendars marked.

We sincerely hope you can join us for what we anticipate will be an annual event!

Thank you,

Jammie

We received an announcement that Robert Oliver, the founder of the Chisholm Trail Heritage museum passed away recently.

Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum | PO Box 866 | 302 North Esplanade | Cuero, TX 77954 US

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

NOTE: the description of ad categories has changed.

SIMPLE AD

-- Short paragraph plus one photo submitted in JPG format

-- $5 members, $10 non-members

COMPLEX AD

-- more than one photo

-- file(s) that must be attached

-- picture that must be reformatted (might or might not be accomplished.

-- extra formatting

-- $10 members, $15 non-members

Same ad running for three consecutive months - the third month is free

Payment should be made directly to the guild treasurer

We accept ads from Members and local merchants.

Welcome Home Retreat

Weatherford, TX 76087

Sheila Strickland, Owner

After working with Smore for a while, we have run into limitations of the formatting available to us. It is easiest if the information is sent either as text, JPG or JPEG pictures. We can attach PDF, Word, and XL documents to the newsletter, but they will appear as links and the reader must download them to their device to read them (easier if done from a laptop/desktop). DOC files that contain text only will be copied into the newsletter, but some of the formatting may be lost.

I would like to share pictures of show-and-tell items, but we must have someone willing to take pictures and email them to the guild email address.

If you are unable to bring your project to the meeting for Show and Share, send a picture to the guild address - with subject - Newsletter show n share. We can include a brief description