Next Meeting: July 11 - 9 am Rare Bears Sit and Sew with Betty Price; 1 pm Chris Lynn Kirsch lecture/trunk show “Going Round and Round”
We are a very active guild and keep our members very busy throughout the year with various projects. Our main guild charity activity is our “At-Risk Baby Quilt” project.
Guild member highlight: Ruby K.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Annual quilt show displaying quilts made by guild members
Annual raffle at the quilt show of quilted items made by guild members
Book and pattern donations to local libraries
Demonstration of quilting at various community events
Make and donate items to “give back” to our community
Examples of projects/causes sponsored by the guild
At-Risk Baby Quilt Project (contact Carol Arpke, Lavonne Athorp)
Wheelchair Quilts of Thanks (contact Penny Ten Pas)
Placemats for Meals on Wheels (contact Lori Epping, Janet Wesener)
Fidget Mats for Dementia and Alzheimer Patients
Rare Bears (contact Betty Price)
Additional projects/causes in which many guild members participate
Camo Quilt Project (contact Linda Wieck)
We make quilts for deploying active duty troops and lap quilts for veterans in nursing homes, assisted living, hospice and homebound.
Camp Hometown Heroes (pillowcases and quilts) (contact Karen Franks)