HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!
July always brings out our feelings of patriotism. I think of red, white, and blue (not just blue), Uncle Sam, picnics, hot dogs, band concerts, fireworks, and memories from childhood of decorating my bike with crepe paper. It is also a time to pause and reflect on something we often take for granted - FREEDOM. A special thanks to all our military and their families.
Enjoy this special holiday! Sandy
CHECK IT OUT: www.qgotv.org
Don Crosby (Marilyn's husband) has done a wonderful job. After getting to the web site, click on CHATHAM. Lots of pictures plus the form for the quilt show are included. Thank you, Don, nice job!
July 11, 2006 - Block of the Month
Congratulations to Margo McClary the winner of the BLOTTO block for June. She will plan the block for July and will have directions and background fabric available July 11. Your cost to participate is $1 (correct amount, please). Return your completed square no later than July 25 for the chance to win all of the squares and plan the block for the next month (with help if you wish). (Chatham Recreation Center is open - but No Quilting meeting planned for July 4.)
Villages Quilting Guild: The Guild will not hold a meeting July 4, but will resume their regular schedule at 7 p.m. August 1 at Laurel Manor.
Did you know that a class taken through the College is tax deductible? Cindy Blackberg will teach a class August 1 titled "Vintage One Patch Scrap Quilting". Contact the College if you are interested. (Paid Guild members pay the patron fee.)
July 12 and 26 - Sociable Stitching
The 2nd and 4th Wednesday afternoons at Laurel Manor from 1- 4 p.m.
The Villages Quilting Guild Quilt Show - Pictures of the two raffle quilts should be on the net soon (www.qgotv.org) for you to view or download. Tickets are available from Joy Lynch. The green tickets are for the Appliqué Quilt and white are for the pieced Quilt - six for $5.00 or $1.00 each. The tickets can be mixed i.e. three (3) white and three (3) green. When you have sold the tickets return the stubs and money to Joy.
The committee for the Quilt Show Silent Auction is looking for items that you think someone would like to bid on - quilts, wearables, home dec, etc.
September 22 - Jacksonville Quilt Show
A bus has been reserved for the Chatham Quilters to travel to the Jacksonville Quilt Show. The cost will be between $20-$30 each. Please let Joy Lynch (753-6545, lynch@thevillages.net) know if you are interested as soon as possible.
December 5 - Guild Luncheon - Laurel Manor
Mark your calendar - details will follow.
April 2007 - Retreat
Plans are underway for the Chatham Retreat and the planning committee would like to know your ideas on what you want to do (classes, games, ideas from other retreats you may have attended, etc.). Whippoorwill will be teaching a class and doing a trunk show. Contact, Joy Lynch, or Carolyn Girvin, or Ilga (IMPIVETZ @aol.com) asap.
Things to Do
GOING TO TALLAHASSEE between July 5 and August 4? Check out "By Hand XII" Quilts and fiber arts presented by Quilter Umlimited and Cultural Resoures Commission. For info call (850) 244-2500.
A little closer to The Villages is the exhibit, "Needle Art: A Postmodern Sewing Circle" at Central Florida Community College in Ocala -- July 6 - August 11.
Miscellaneous
Soon there will be a new quilt chapter starting at Laurel Manor.
Please share this newsletter with our non-computer members so they will know what is happening.
Please note that Charity Quilts are on hold. Can you help "chair" this activity? If interested, see Ilga.
Many, many thanks to Joanne Reese for preparing the June Newsletter!!!