Newsletter

The Next Meeting

We will meet Wednesday, October 18th, at HB Stowe School on Post Office Road, doors open at 6:30pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00pm.

Pat Grant, Pres. Of the Greater Hartford Guild, will teach us how to make a wire quilt hanging.

Steering Committee

GHQG News: I want to thank all of you that volunteered to take a flat quarter to make a 12 1/2 inch Friendship Star square(s) for the Ovarian Cancer Quilt. A reminder, the Teal fabric must make up at least 50% or more of the square(s) and is due at our October Meeting. If you have fabric that you did not use, please bring that with you to the meeting. The website, www.blanktextiles.com has some interesting facts regarding these quilts.

Contributions of non-perishable food for the Newington Senior Center food shelf (this is where we meet for the GHQG Meeting) and the Enfield Food Shelf are also due at our October Meeting.

Refreshments

Food: Gail Concannen-Popp, Mary Schaller-Race

Beverage: Debbie Soozzafare

A reminder for those who signed up for our RAFFLE:

Mary Schaller-Race
Gail Conannon-Popp
Norma Smith
Nancy Elderkin
Kathy McKeen

Workshop

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

Announcements

If you have a computer, remember to log onto our website: www.enfieldquilters.com

I received word that the parents of Marine Philip Johnson would be "honored" to have a quilt from our guild in memory of their son. Anyone can participate by bringing in a 9" block (9.5" unfinished) in any design. The block should have a patriotic theme, with red, white, or blue fabric somewhere in the block. Please give them to me at the October or November meeting, and THANKS!!   Cyndy Ostrout

Quilting Related TV Programs

Monday thru Friday on HGTV, channel 54 @ 8:30 am,
SIMPLY QUILTS WITH ALEX ALEXANDER

Tuesday's on DYI, channel 144 @ 1:30,
SIMPLY QUILTS WITH ALEX ALEXANDER

Sat.'s on WGBY, channel 17 @ 11am, SEWING WITH NANCY
and @ 11:30am, AMERICAN QUILTING CREATIVITY

Sat.'s on WEDH, channel 5 @ 12:30, QUILTING WITH KAYE
and @ 1pm, SEWING WITH NANCY

Dates to Remember

Wed, Oct 11, 6:30-8:00pm
Workshop at the Quilts From New England Collections

Oct 20-21, 9am-7pm
& Oct 22, 11am-5pm
Massachusetts Quilt Shop Hop

Sat, Oct 21
GHQG Annual Gathering, hosted by Heritage Quilters of Wallingford, held @ Sheelan High School, 142 Hope Hill Rd. Wallingford, CT from 8:30am to 3pm. The speakers for the meeting are Jude Patoka and Anita Shackelford, with workshops on Friday and Sunday. Registration for the meeting is $7.00 and due by Oct 7th.

Member Spotlight

Cyndy Ostrout started sewing when she was 13, and started quilting around 1992, they needed a special gift for their parents 50th anniversary. She joined the quilt guild 10 or 12 years ago and has been secretary, treasurer, refreshment person, president and charity coordinator over the years.
Her favorite fabric would be reproduction fabrics, because she likes traditional quilts the best, although she likes to try alot of different things!! She loves wearables too - quilted jackets, vests, etc., and bags.

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I have read 2 delightful books over the summer.

The first one is actually a children's book, "Knitting Nell" by Julie Jersild Roth. Quickly travel with Nell as she knits for others and then teaches her friends!

The other is "Every Quilt Tells A Story" by Helen Kelley. She has written the "Loose Threads" column for Quilter's Newsletter since 1983. She entertains with tales of meeting quilters at guild meetings, workshops, the grocery store, as she buys a sewing machine, fabric and the importance of quilts to our families.

Vicky

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    books smaller than that of the local library!

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