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

Next meeting: January 16, 2024

BOARD MEETINGS

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.

Tidbits from the President

Happy New Year!!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas season. Mine was very full. Vrbo house full of ALL the family; new grandson (Timothy William Schwene, 8lb 10oz, 20”); taught my granddaughter to sew… made a pillow case and pj pants. I missed ‘my’ sewing space…but it all worked out and she loved it. Future quilter?, who knows. The Christmas Tree Quilt was a hit, too.

Now for the future. Raffle Quilt : I hope I will see/saw a lot of you at the ‘sew in’. Refer to the Smore that came out on January 7th for more details.

And the talk will soon begin on the 2024 North Texas Quilt Festival. Start planning a quilt or two. I love seeing everyone’s beautiful work of art.

Dorene and Janet are planning some great programs this year. And we will soon be seeing other guild’s raffle quilts visiting our meeting (so bring a little extra money for a raffle ticket)

Mystery Quilt

I know some of you have already started on Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt. Maybe I’ll even get something started by the January meeting?

While not a quild-sponsored activity, this is one of many on-line quilting projects that many of your fellow quild members participate in.

Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Indigo Way Mystery!

Jan. Meeting. Officer Kelley
Feb. Meeting. Roxanne Lessa
Feb workshop. Sat 24th. Free motion workshop $35.
March. Program Jackie Lehto.
March workshop. $35. Wed March 30th. 9 am - 2 pm
Signups at meeting.

See attachments below for additional information

We have some wonderful prizes to award to 3 lucky donors! Grace Stroud has made beautiful sets of project bags which Jonquele Jones has stuffed with goodies. Bring a mini to donate to the auction to the FEBRUARY Guild meeting. We would love to have lots of participation! Each member present will get tickets to vote for your favorites.

Minis should be larger than 10” on shortest side and less than 24” on the longest. We will be accepting all donations to the auction through mid-June.

Jonquele Jones

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

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

Happy New Year to everyone. Hope you had a great holiday. The decorations are put away and everyone is ready to get back to working on our projects.

Thank you to everyone that brought a dessert to the December guild meeting. Thank you to all that helped set up and then helped clean up. The “Baked Potato Bar” was a great hit. Everyone enjoyed it.

January Birthdays

01-06 Melissa Icha
01-12. Barbara Anderson
01-14. Janet Swords
Marilyn Smith
Hospitality Committee

** NEW **

EMBROIDERY BEE -- sponsor Wanda Edmonds

The embroidery bee will be starting the new year at Wanda's House Monday, Jan 15, 2024, at 10:30 am

The address is 1317 Marie Ln

Please email Wanda at dooleymac@gmail.com

to let her know you are coming or to indicate interest or schedule conflict.

Our intention is to meet regularly on the 3nd Monday of the month at 10:30, but this is negotiable.

I would like everyone to start the new year thinking about color in relation to background fabric.

I am going to suggest that we start the new year by purchasing the following design from Designs by Juju. It's currently on sale for $2.80

The link to the design is below: Stitch it out and bring it with you if you like.

Merry Christmas Trees Vintage Sketch

Let's see what you come up with and how it can be used.

Hope to see you in January

Wanda

FRAYED KNOTS

Frayed Knots

Members of the Frayed Knots celebrated the New Year with a four day sew-in. Sarah Tutt and Beverly Peterson worked on minis for the Guild. Ann Houpt cut and made good progress on a quilt for her daughter’s couch. Sue Hilgartner literally cranked out blocks for the Bonnie Hunter mystery on her Go! Jonquele Jones finished an artist inspiration challenge for the North Texas SAQA group. Laurel Grannan, Cecilia Buckholz and Deborah Warren were unable to join us and were much missed.

TIGHT KNOTS BEE

Start a Bee

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

• 7-9 members. 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.

Dates: April 18-21, 2024

Cost: $109 per night $327 for 3 nights or $218 for 2 nights

We will have 3 days and 3 nights of great fun and much accomplishment! Meals are included with your fee. The meals are really delicious. You will not go hungry! I will be taking deposits for the 2024 Guild Retreat at the meeting! A deposit of only $25 is due to reserve your spot. I will be at the Membership Table to take your reservation. Don't hesitate to join us.

Shelley Clauss

Hey Ladies - it's time to think about making things for our booth.

The show is earlier in 2024 so we have less time to accomplish this.

The money earned will go toward fun programs for the meetings.

I look forward to collecting all the wonderful items and thank you for your help!

Ann Houpt, Booth Chairman

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 Cook Children's. Cook's is always very grateful for the gifts.

Nine blocks were turned in at the December meeting and we will have more kits ready for you to pick up at the meeting.

The new block for 2024 is the Ohio Star. It will make a stunning quilt and can be combined with the split back star blocks we already have.

February 3 is National QOV Sew Day, so we have scheduled a sew day at The Berry Patch. It will be from 10-3 in the classroom. There is room for about eight volunteers to sew and a couple of volunteers to iron. We will have kits for you to work on or you can bring a QOV project you have to finish. Bring your

machines and regular supplies.

Please sign up at the January meeting if you plan to attend the sew day on February 3.

Cecilia Buckholz

NICU Quilts

We primarily do 36"x36" pre-washed quilts and fidget quilts, but JPS has asked for adult size quilts as well. See sizes below.

Other items accepted are lovies (10x10 or 12x12), resolution squares, ostomy bag covers and post-mastectomy heart pillows. Adult quilt sizes requested are Lap (39"x48"), Throw (52"x60") and Twin (60"x75") More info on these is on the following website.

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

Board

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

President- ElectVP : NEEDED

Vice- President VP Prpgrams: 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 Needed

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 dorene.augustyn@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.

Sell your Stuff!!

We love to help out and are glad to put your advertisement in the newsletter for a minimal charge.

Texas Quilt Museum, LaGrange, Texas

January 8, 2024 — The Texas Quilt Museum goes big and bold right out of the gate in 2024 with three phenomenal exhibits: Kaffe Fassett: 85 & Fabulous, Houston International Quilt Festival Prizewinners 2023, and Prism Play: A Full Spectrum of Art Quilts. They will be on display in the Museum’s three galleries from January 11-April 27, 2024. Plus a free Gallery talk & Trunk Show, January 20.

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

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