President's Newsletter

Greetings and Salutations,

Okay, here we are time to get ready for the next meeting and in doing so I need to write a letter of news…whatever that means. The program for April as you may recall was Zentangles and Quilting, have you zentangled since then? Are we going to see any quilts that are Zentangle inspired? I thought most of those present, were, if not interested at least curious and enjoyed the opportunity to see into a type of relaxation and quilting that you may not have encountered previously.  You can check online at zanyquilter.blogspot.com (the bar below the header picture has a tutorial).

I heard from a friend, who is not a guild member, that the Fantasy Fiber Forest in Canon City is really good – you have until the 30^th to go and enjoy that show. I am looking at my calendar, checking for when I may be able to squeeze this in.

The month of May is racing towards us breakneck speed, hence, the squeezing the calendar statement earlier, our program for May will be given by Nani from NaLa’s Quilt Shoppe in Fountain, on ‘Ispirations’. If your enthusiasm is at a low point, perhaps this will get your creative flow back in place. Don’t forget the tablet and writing utensil…or the ‘morning after’ the forgetter we all seem to have, will have kicked in and forgotten, and gone those ideas will be, hence bring that auxiliary brain aka pen and paper.

Preview time: as those who have been on the board know having the entire year planned is not an easy thing to do.  So for the Preview of some of the coming events – June will be Cyndi McChesney with ‘Reheated Leftovers’ and July will be ‘Come to the Fair’ a fun time.

Now is a good place and time to say a few things. We need to do some fund raising and we also know

that Cyndi Lauper did have it correct ‘Girls (DO) Just Want to Have Fun’ so in July the ‘Come to the

Fair‘ event will also be a bit of a fund raiser, fun time, a sharing time and with a bit of help from all

a way to get some funds. There has been a bit of planning and we had so-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o many great

ideas – we are thinking of breaking them up into two different times of fun and funding opportunities.

Are you up for it? There will be more information during the meeting in May.

 

Well, did that make you curious…I hope so, and I hope to see you all at the meeting, Monday, the 2^nd of May 2011, at Gabby’s Diner & Catering (formerly Solid Ground) doors are open at 6:30 p.m.sss

STATISTICS

LUV Quilts 2011:

_2_ newly donated _ 8_ YTD

LUV Quilts: 2010:    _75_ YE

LUV Pillowcases 2010:

_0_ newly donated _8_ YTD

LUV Pillowcases 2010: _80_YE

Wounded Warrior Quilts 2011:

_0_newly donated  _5_ YTD

KEY: YE = Year End and YTD= Year To Date

ATTENDANCE

Member’s _52_

(includes_1_new members)

Visitors & Non Members_7_

Meeting Checklist for May:

__Block of the Month

__Wounded Warrior Block

__Fat Quarter (Flower Print for May)

__Your Badge

__LUV Quilts

__LUV Pillowcases

__Sew and Share Items

__Notebook and Pen/Pencil

Refreshments  for May: SNACKS: Jennifer Drake & Carla Wendler

DRINKS: Barbara Martinez & Nina Stevens 

April 2011 Meeting

April 4th meeting was called to order by our President Evie.

The members who participated in the Alzheimer's Assistance Art Quilts showed their wall quilts. They had to use a picture drawn by an Alzheimer's patient and make a wall hanging quilt depicting the art chosen.

BOM for April was a great success! There were many colorful  Easter colored blocks for the drawing.

 BOM for May was presented by Nina Stevens.

Sew and Share was enjoyed by all.  All of the pictures taken are on the Shutterfly site. Remember to click on the link at the upper left to view all pictures from past and present.

Purple Fat Quarters for drawings

BOM for Wounded Warrior Quilts

Sew and Share 

Fundraiser for Pueblo Relay For Life 2011
American Cancer Society
Quilt made by Helen Cherry will be raffled June 3rd
Tickets can be purchased from Helen

Next meeting MAY 2, 7 PM
Gabby's Diner