New London Quilt Guild: September 2013

Welcome!

Our September 26th meeting was held for any residents at the Laurels Nursing Home, located on the west side of New London. The guild ran the meeting as usual with including any attending residents as if they were member too. Member at this meeting were finally able to revile their paint chip challenge projects after months of secrecy. Although this paint chip challenge pulled some of us out of our comfort zone in color choices, all the projects that were reviled turned out splendidly!

Here is Chris Kauffman's paint chip challenge quilt.

This second challenge quilt was made by Rachel Weatheribie.

Once all the paint chip challenge projects were reviled members moved onto the business portion of the meeting where the topic of the evening was to plan for the up coming new year. Ideas were tossed about and some became set in stone for the 2014 year. Once business was finished being discussed members and residents alike joined in for some cookies and punch provided by the Laurels. Thank you Laurels and to the residents for attend our meeting with us and for allowing us to come in for the evening. Well, that is all for now.

Until next time...

Happy Quilting Everyone!

New London Quilt Guild

Welcome to our September 11th meeting. The meeting was lead by vice president Kim Parsons, where the topics were discussed:

The Paint Chip Challenge is literally right around the corner. All members who are participating please be ready to have your project ready to be reveled at the September 26th meeting. Speaking of the September 26th meeting it is a reminder to all members who are planning to attend the meeting to please remember at the meeting will be held at the Laurels Nursing Home on the west side of New London. We will be showing off our Paint Chip Challenge projects and demonstrating/discussing them to the residents.

For the month of October it is a reminder if you still do not have your quilt show quilt ready to please get hopping. The show will be November 2nd at the United Methodist Church here in New London. The show will run from 9 am to 3 pm. All members please bring your quilts to the church at 8:30 am to make the show ready. The theme of this show will be Stars Over New London.

We are so winding down to the time of Hometown Holidays events here in town. Again, please have ready any small items to sell at the booth we will have at the Hileman Building.

Speaking of Hometown Holidays and the Christmas season. This years Christmas party and exchange will be held in the Methodist Church basement on December 11th. An organized pot luck dinner will be served, and Jennifer is keeping track of the list of dishes. Please notify Jennifer of the dish you would like to bring. So far there are plenty deserts!

Last topic on the business front is looking forward to next year and any suggested ideas for 2014 are welcome. So far the ideas that were suggested: A round robin quilt, a quilting bee, a precision piecing class, and a one yard challenge.

FOr show and tell...

Chris Porter is definitely in the swing of the fall season with her three fall quilts.