Promoting Knowledge and Interest in the Art of Quilting Since 1981
Free! Yes, it will be a free class! Wahoo! Saturday, November 9, at 9:00 we will begin at Transformation Church. The class will be making napkins and coasters/rug mugs. Sign up quickly as there is a limited amount of people for the space we will have. Let me know that you will be attending, at the next guild meeting or via email.
Peggy Clark
The timing of this newsletter is the very weekend of our winsome produced Kaleidoscope of Color Quilt Show. I have no doubt the Fairgrounds are hopping with quilt enthusiasts and amazing creators and creations. Congratulations on the culmination of a full year’s planning. So many have worked to make this show a success and the fruit of our labor is finally on display!
Here are some very important needs, notes, items of super-interest. How many can you check off?
1. Next and all future meetings: Wear Your Nametag! We now have 151 members and need to know who we are! Have extra time? Make a few name-tags and leave at the membership table.
2. Read the Newsletter. There’s a ton of information and something for everyone. Being in a guild means philanthropy as well as interest and learning new skills.
3. Check your times for your Volunteer Hours at the KOC Show and ENJOY.
4. Pick up your show quilt on Tuesday morning at the Fairgrounds, 10 am to 2 pm.
5. The FIELD TRIP is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, to the Levy County Quilt Museum; lunch (not included) is at a local fish joint; and a visit to the Busy Bobbin in Chiefland, Florida. Cost is $60 and there are seats available. Bring a friend. Sign up next meeting and bring a check written to QU, which will be held until the trip is confirmed.
6. LAP QUILTS for Veterans and Shands (40 x 40) are due at the November meeting. During our August meeting, we heard a request for quilts to be sent to Israeli refugees currently living away from their homes in Israel. These may be turned in the next two meetings for a special air delivery.
7. Please be thinking of what position you’d like to take for next year! A nominating committee will SOON be formed and replacements are needed for elected positions and committee chairs.
8. Finally, take time to SEW. “A good day is a day spent quilting.” “My soul is fed by needle and thread.” Don’t get so busy or wilted that you let your love of this craft gather dust. Dust is not your hobby. Quilting is!
See you at the Show!
Janet Taylor, President
Reminder: All remaining completed kits are due at the AUGUST QU Meeting. Please get with Dawn to make arrangements to get the completed items to her if you are NOT able to attend the meeting. We will be selling any items not sold at the show at the September QU meeting.
Special shout out to all of YOU who helped in creating the amazing items for the boutique. What an awesome team effort. Huge Hug!
Dawn Griffin
First and foremost, I want to thank everyone who submitted items for the Silent Auction. As I mentioned in the July meeting, all of the items are beautiful and well deserving of high price bids. Don’t be surprised to see my name and bid on several items as I can’t resist the urge to purchase such spectacular specimens of creative work. I am assembling and grouping the items for placement on the website for the online auction. My plan is to have the items placed in a respective category (full quilts, lap quilts, youth quilts, crib quilts, wall hangings, purses, and table items) with a picture or pictures and a narrative to describe the item. I am hopeful I will be able to have a period of time for you to review what I wrote up about your item in case you see a need for some “editorial” advice. I will let you know if I am able to have a “preview” time before the auction is open to the public. I am still working on those logistics for a “preview” option. Post “preview”, the plan is to have the QR code and website open to the public by August 20. This will allow people to bid on items before the actual show opens. Of course, I encourage people to come to the fair to actually see the quilts or items you want to bid on but if all else fails the online option is always available.
I am unable to attend the August meeting, so if you have a last-minute item, please contact me via email or phone (contact information can be found in the directory) to arrange a pick up. I really need you to provide the name of the person who pieced and/or quilted the item including the year completed so I can give credit to the individual(s) when I post the item for viewing. It is important to have the size listed also. We want to be able to get a sense for what the item is worth in materials and labor so if you could provide a minimum bid that would be helpful to me. Successful bidders will pick up their item at the end of the quilt show Monday or Tuesday at the latest. You will get an item back at the end of the show if the minimum for it is not met by a bidder. I highly doubt that will occur as each and every item is well worth several if not hundreds of bids.
Marty O’Neill
It is time to think about nominating an active member of Quilters Unlimited for the Volunteer of the Year Award. This award gives us a chance to say “Thank You” to an active member for generously contributing time and expertise to Quilters Unlimited.
The Entry Form has contact information and three sections to describe the nominee:
1. Examples of initiative and/or assuming responsibility & leadership in guild activities
2. Willingness to help with routine tasks and unexpected needs
3. Examples of encouraging member participation in guild-related, community activities
The Award Criteria below can be viewed in the Policies and Procedures:
a) The Awards Committee shall solicit nominations from active Quilters Unlimited members through forms, published on the guild’s web site.
b) There shall be a nominator and a co-nominator and both shall complete and sign the Nomination Form.
c) The Awards Committee Chairperson shall not be a nominator or co-nominator. In the case of any tie votes, the Chairperson shall cast the deciding vote.
d) An Awards Committee member, nominated for an award, shall not participate in discussions or voting pertaining to that award.
e) The current President is not eligible for the Volunteer of the Year Award.
a) The Volunteer of the Year Award will be given to a participating guild member, who: supports the goals and purposes of Quilters Unlimited by promoting knowledge of and interest in quilting and the art of quilting; shows initiative and/or assumes responsibility and leadership; is willing to help with routine tasks and unexpected needs; stimulates participation in guild activities and community-related activities; and gives unselfishly of their time and effort for the benefit of the guild.
b) The nominee may also: serve as officer or committee chairperson and demonstrates areas of expertise in guild (programs, writing, other).
c) The Volunteer of the Year Nomination Form is due to the Awards Committee Chairperson no later than October 1st of each year. The form is available on the QU website.
Online Nomination forms for the Volunteer of the Year Award
The nomination form can also be completed and submitted on your computer or on paper. The form must have both a nominator and a co-nominator from the guild, using either the Pdf or Word version.
Nomination Forms for the Volunteer of the Year Award are due by October 1. Contact Janet Hughes with questions about submitting nominations. Complete information about the nomination process can be found on the Activities and Projects – Awards page.
This is a request of the QU membership to bring a favorite appetizer to the Opening Reception for the 2024 QU Show on Saturday, August 31. The reception will be held immediately after the closing of the first day of the show, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. We will have the opportunity to thank our wonderful sponsors in person. Please mingle and let them know we appreciate their interest and support which has made this year’s show possible. —Ann Gaber