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