Enfield Quilters

Quilter

A chapter of the Greater Hartford Quilt Guild

January 2006 Newsletter

The Next Meeting

The next meeting will be Wednesday, January 18th, at HB Stowe Elem. School on Post Office Road. Doors open at 6, meeting begins at 7pm.

Member Demonstration Night: Migrating Geese with Cyndy Ostrout,
Mitered Corners with Christine Goldschmidt,
Hand Applique with Jean Hoagland,
Watercolor on Fabric with Barbara Hull,
Along with Raffle and Show and Tell.

Raffle: Nell Parsons, Cyndy Ostraut, Pat Mercier

REFRESHMENTS:
Food: Bonnie Klemont, Nell Parsons, Maureen MacDonald
Beverage: Jackie Chaput, Diane Desrose

Workshop

Our monthly workshop is Wednesday night
January 11th at the Senior Center, from 6:30 – 8pm.

Quilt Labels w/Jean Hoagland

Dates to Remember

Sat, Jan. 21, 2006
Come anytime from 9am to 5pm for an All Day Charity Quilts Workshop at the LP Wilson Community Center in Windsor. They will be working on 25 bed-size quilts (at least 50" x 70") for Open Health in Hartford. They are also donating quilts to Charter Oak Community Center families. They are looking for quilt tops (or partial tops), quilt backings and any projects you are ready to send to a new home.

Sat, Mar 18, 2006
Workshop with Windsor members. Jan Dagenhart will teach Free-Form Stars. Jan taught art at the Loomis Chaffee School and is a talented artist and quilter.

Sat, Apr 29, 2006
Workshop with the Windsor members. Becky Brown, a member of the Glastonbury Piecemakers will teach "Shoreline Quilts" using fusible fleece, free form cutting and tulle.
Becky will be the speaker for the May 11 meeting. She will show and talk about her miniature quilts.

The above workshops are held at the LP Wilson Community Center in Windsor, 599 Matianuck Ave, from 10am to 4pm and the cost is $20.00

Sat, Mar 25, 2006
Sharing Day @ Elmwood Community Center, West Hartford

Sat & Sun, Apr 8-9, 2006
Spring Program. Speaker is Debbie Bowles, Marilyn Gattinella is the Chairperson.

Fri-Sun, Jun 2-4, 2006
Quilters Retreat, Incarnation Center, 253 Bushy Hill RD, Ivoryton, CT.

We enjoyed a lovely program at our Dec. meeting and learned about some great products that Fairfield puts out.

Quilt Care Liquid Wash, specifically and carefully developed to gently clean your treasured quilts. It may also be used to clean fine washables, delicate fabrics and lingerie. Easy to use because it comes with its own teaspoon.

Quilters Journal has room to document 60 quilts, including photographs and sections to list the maker, date and locations that are relevant to each quilt.

Gift/Storage Bags. These are made of 100% soft, breathable white cotton fabric.

Submittals for Our News Letter

If you have news or events, Classified Ads or other information you would like to submit for publication, please Email it to Vicky, or mail it to Vicky Altenhein, 3 Elizabeth St., Enfield, CT 06082, or call 745-4956. The deadline for newsletter submittals is the first Wednesday of the month. (Jan. 4)

Thou Shalt not Covet your best friend's Stash!

Thou Shalt keep your collection of quilting books smaller than that of the local library!

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