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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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.

WOW, wasn’t that a great show! Thanks to EVERYONE. If you entered a quilt, entered a mini, made items for the booth, volunteered before or during the show, took a class, YOU made it happen. Our booth made a GREAT profit (Thank you so much, Grace and Pat). We sold all of our “100%” tickets as well as 9 of the consignment tickets. All our minis sold (thank you Ann for making it happen). We will have a final $$$ when we get the final numbers from NTQF/Expo.

Cecilia will be running the August meeting. I will be in England visiting my son (who’s already been there almost 2 years). I’m going with my husband and parents. And I will definitely be enjoying the cooler weather.

Make sure you check out the Quilting Events are Everywhere at the bottom of the newsletter. There are two local quilt guild events in September that you want to plan.

See you in September…

Lynda

English Paper Piecing by Lynda Eliades. She has a great program.

There will be a workshop on Saturday, August 23rd, 9:00 am at the church.

Here is some workshop info from Lynda Eliades:

-- snacks and class kits will be provided for everyone.

BRING

-- Jelly roll strips or scraps at least 3" x 3"

-- background fabric 15" x 15"

-- Cutting mat and a rotary cutter

-- scissors

-- seam ripper

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.

There will be a workshop to teach her unique and fun quilt method -- foldandsew.com – Fold&Sew

-- on Saturday, August 23rd, at 9:00 a.m. at the church.

October'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.

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

Thank you to all who submitted a quilt, volunteered, made something for the booth or a mini, and came to the NTQF show in Irving this year. The show was a great success! While we don’t have official numbers yet, we know that attendance was up and our return will be better due to better ticket sales (thank you, Grace) and Thank you to Grace and Pat for taking charge of the booth, where we had strong sales.

Some of you let me know that I guilted you into participating. lol. I am not going to apologize for that. Some of you came away with unexpected ribbons! But more importantly, we showed other attendees the multitude of talent we have in our guild! It is a lot of work to put on a show and we definitely reap the benefits of this partnership with the Sewing Expo by not having to do all the work ourselves.

I am hoping one of you will step up and become the FWQG rep for the coming year. I am hoping that there will be opportunity for me to be involved in a different position. The reps attend the monthly meetings via zoom (starting in January) take notes and relay the information to the guild at our monthly meeting. Please let me know if you would consider this position for the coming year.

Thank you again for all the work you did and we will continue to strive to find ways to make our involvement make a positive impact for our guild. -Molly

All members who volunteered at the show, please send an email to the guild (fortworthqg@gmail.com) saying your name, what you did at the show, and how many hours you worked.

Starting next year, show profit percentages will be based on volunteer time, so we want to make sure the kinks are worked out THIS year.

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

We need hospitality volunteers for the August and September meetings. There will be a sign up sheet for the rest of the year. Marilyn is great, but we shouldn’t expect her to do everything.

The NTQF is in the history book. It was a great show.

Teachers and students are getting ready to start back to school. My question is “Where DID the summer GO??

Looking forward to seeing everyone at our August meeting. Bring your favorite snack to share.

August Birthdays

8-04 Judi Janes

8-13 Grace Stroud

8-15. Beverly Regan

8-16. Marla Touchstone

8-20. Laurel Grannan

8-27. Jean Wheeler

8-29 Peggy Herring

Marilyn Smith

Hospitality chairman

Next meeting Thursday, August 28, 11 AM, at Hollis Threads.

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

July 9, 2025, the Tight Knots Quilt Bee met in the home of Judi Janes. Members present were Carolyn Hughes, Peggie Herring, Grace Stroud, Cecilia Villa, Cheri Bigham, Pat Wagers, Barbara Anderson, Chris Tomich and hostess Judi Janes. Conversation immediately shifted to the flooding tragedy in Kerr county. With the upcoming quilt show guild booth chairpersons Grace and Pat present we began talking about taxes, credit cards and volunteers. Pat's daughter Pam has agreed to take off work for 3 days to help in the guild booth. Thank you Pam!

Quote of the Day: "Put it back where you found it!"

Show 'N' Tell: Chris- Christmas napkins made for the boutique; and lovies, 3 baby quilts, 2 afghans, and a trash bag full of heart shaped pillows for mastectomy patients to be donated to JPS. Ceci - she had a tell- as a long arm quilter, she has been quilting for other people. Her last project measured 108"x108" which was her first LARGE quilt. Grace - also a tell- she participated in a free online mystery and made two table toppers. Peggie - showed a baby quilt. Thankfully Peggie has her blood pressure under control and is now able to do more quilting. Carolyn - says she has been working on getting her "house in order". Pat W. - recently made an eleven hour drive to Mississippi to see her 84 year old brother. Cheri - showed two baby quilts.

Staying with a patriotic theme, Judi served apple pie and blueberry muffins. The monthly LRC game was for blue fat quarters. The winner was Peggie.

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.

Reserve your place at the Guild Retreat!

Bring your $25 (or more) deposit to reserve your spot for our 2026 Retreat.

Dates: April 16-19

Price: 2 nights $218

3 nights $327

Location: The Compass Centre in Mt. Calm

We have a great time and hope you’ll join us. We were nearly full last year, so make your reservation as soon as you can.

Thanks!

Shelley Clauss

On Sunday, August 3rd Corporal James P. was awarded a Quilt of Valor. He served

during the Vietnam era.

On August 17th at 2pm we will have a Quilts of Valor Ceremony at VFW Post 5617, 580 S Cherry Lane, White Settlement, TX 76108. Everyone is welcome to attend and help us honor these 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.

August delivery to JPS consisted of 13 NICU quilts, 3 walker bags, and a large bag of heart pillows for post-op patients. Thanks to all who contributed!

At the end of the month in July, the following items were delivered to JPS: 4 baby quilts, 1 adult quilt, 1 wheelchair quilt, and two large bags of heart quilts for post surgery patients.

Carolyn Hughes

Judi Janes and Carolyn Hughes

NICU 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

By-law changes were approved at the July meeting and should be added to the website soon.

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

The Johnson County Quilt Guild will host a quilt show on September 19-20, 2025, at the Cleburne Conference Center. 1501 W. Henderson St. Cleburne, TX 76033

Tickets for the show are $10 for adults and free for children under 12. Vendor applications have been distributed and are currently being accepted. Food trucks and complimentary parking will be available.

Deadline for entering quilts is August 18, 2025. Fee: $10 Members, $15 Non-members

Go to https://johnsoncountyquiltguild.com/events and click on Quilt Entry Application if you’d like to enter your quilts.

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.

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