Friendship Star

Meeting Location: West Freeway Church of Christ

1900 S. Las Vegas Trail Fort Worth, TX 76108

President: Lynda McGee 817-343-9124

lyndamcgee@sbcglobal.net

Email: FortWorthQG@gmail.com
Website: www.fwqg.org
Location: PO Box 121942, Fort Worth, TX 76121
Phone: -------
Facebook: facebook.com/FortWorthQuiltGuild

March 19, 2024. Social 6pm. Meeting starts at 6:30pm.

Board Meetings are the last Thursday of the Month.

The location for meetings for this year will be at Lynda's house or via Zoom.

If you have something that needs to be brought to the attention of the Board, or you would like to discuss the issue in person, please contact a Board Member.

Board Meetings are open to all but only board members can vote at the meetings.

A quilter’s life: fabric, patterns, finished quilts, in progress quilts, UFOs, orphan blocks and the ideas in your head. I’m sitting in my sewing room (so lucky to have one) looking at all those things. My room is always in various states of chaos. It’s always at its worst at the end of a project and sometimes I get the urge to ‘de-clutter’. But it’s still my happy place. I hope your quilts (in whatever state) make your happy place. Looking forward to seeing all my quilt sisters on Tuesday.

Fort Worth Quilt Guild - March Workshop and Program

Featuring JACQUELINE LEHTO

REMINDER Workshop PRECEDES Meeting: We are having a workshop on Sat. March 16th,

before the next meeting with our speaker Jackie Lehto. The class is titled: Applipiecing. Learn this wonderful method of applique that looks like pieced work, but in fact is not. If you still want to sign up for the Applipiecing, please email dorene @ dorene@dorenejoyce.com. Cost is $35.00 for members, $40 for Non-members. The workshop will be held at Hollis Threads. We have a supply list for those planning to attend, and some directions for preparing for class! I hope you will consider attending!

Program

Jacqueline Lehto is the featured speaker for our March meeting. Jackie has been quilting for over 23 years and has taught hundreds of people how to quilt in project classes, beginning to quilt classes, in junior and senior high school classes and she has taught 23 quilting camps in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Texas. You will be sure to enjoy the evening at our March meeting as she shares her wide

array of quilts, which range in style from traditional to modern, and

from realistic to abstract art quilts. The one thing that all her works have in common, however, is her love of bright colors. Her work has been juried into the American Quilters Society Des Moines

,Iowa, the Road to California Show, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, and the Hoffman Fabric Challenge Traveling Exhibit. She has won Viewer’s Choice on two occasions and received the Best Use of Color award. She was awarded 3rd place in the Bed Quilt Category at the 2023 Great Wisconsin Quilt Show in Madison. We know you will be inspired and motivated as Jackie shares her wonderful and colorful trunk show and her love of quilting with us.

Fort Worth Quilt Guild April Program

– Features an interactive program with Jonquele Jones who says: "April’s program is a hands-on project that I hope everyone will find both entertaining and enhances your quilting skills. This will build on last year’s color program. I’d like your help to get ready!"

Prep work --

For the MARCH meeting, please bring at least three 10”-ish scraps of fabrics that read as a single color, in any of the following color ways:

• Green

• Blue

• Purple

I’m also trying to get a good mix of VALUES: Light-Medium-Dark.

Fabrics can be

• solids,

• semi-solids,

• tone-on tone prints,

• color-on-white,

• color-with-black,

• or even multi-colored prints that still read as a solid.

See the Guild facebook page for examples. I would like a lot of variety within each color.

NO WORKSHOP FOR APRIL DUE TO THE RETREAT.

Fort Worth Quilt Guild May Program

Featuring David Owen Hastings and his program: Minimal Design, Maximum Impact

May Workshop: Friday May 20 – 6 – 9 PM Evening WORKSHOP – ZOOM $45.00 per person

Fort Worth Quilt Guild June Program:
Featuring Sharon & Loren Wilhelm -“Sashings Bold and Dangerous”

Sharon is an entrepreneur of several previous companies: Country Collectibles, Sharon’s Quilt Depot and now co-owner in Quilt Ideas pattern division. She designs blocks of the month, single patterns, punch needle, coloring and embroidery patterns and more quilting designs for Loren to make out of wood. She loves to teach anything pertaining to quilting, help quilters put together colors for new quilts and make quilts to give away. Our newest adventure is to give guild programs and workshops using our vast collection of quilts.

Loren is and has been a quilter for many years making all kinds of large, small and miniature quilts. He loves to write. He has a beautiful voice and was in radio production for 20+ years (KBOX/KMEZ Dave O’Brien) and he is a large job concrete estimator. Now he is co-owner in Quilt Ideas as a pattern designer and manufacturer of the Quilt Hangers and Accessories division.

“Sashings Bold and Dangerous” How they can make or break your design.

Sometimes we get the blocks finished and we are at a stopping point trying to decide what sashing or setting to put with those blocks. Some are so old we have to be very creative to blended the old with the new. We will give you some examples of things that just happened and some that were planned with a display of quilts.

Workshop: Barn Quilt -Crayon & Embroidery
Saturday 9 – 3 PM $35.00

Sharon will guide us in using Crayons to create a barn quilt picture.

Fort Worth Quilt Guild July Program

Ice Cream Social -Strip Quilts Show & Tell and Games

Get ready to Be the program! Bring your Strip Quilts and show and tell us about them. Following the show and tell, we’ll play a game of Left, Right, Center. Each player will start with 5- 2-1/2” strips of Red, White and Blue fabric. Winners keep or donate all the strips that were gathered from everyone else at their table. Make or donate a Quilt of Valor Block! We’ll have Ice Cream treats at the break!

July Workshop: Stained Glass Flowers – with Dorene Joyce Saturday 9 – 3 PM $35.00

(Cost includes the full-size pattern, and fee for the church workspace. Any extra $$ goes to the Workshops budget for more great workshops!)

WE HAVE A GREAT LINEUP OF PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!

We are at 65 members with a few still committed to renewing their membership. If you have any friends who have yet to renew, invite them to renew. Dues are $30 per year or $25 per year if 65 or over. Looking forward to seeing you all at the meeting.

Membership Committee
Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195. shelleyclauss@gmail.com
Barbara Hughes. 903-926-3581. hughesb@eastex.net

The theme this year is IT'S A BEACHY LIFE.

Quilt registration is open! Remember to check your confirmation email after registering.

NTQF Entry Form 2024 (sewingexpo.com)

Let everyone see your quilts. The more quilts, the more interesting the show.

And please remember, there is a Junior show within our show. See attached document for details.

We have t-shirts.!!! They will be at the March meeting. No need to pre-order. $18 each ($20 at the show)

NTQF Show Calendar

Event Dates – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 1, 2, & 3, 2024

Event Location – Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas, 500 W Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX Quilt Entry/Registration – Begins 2/16/24 members; 3/16/24 non-members; Ends 5/28/24 Registration for Expo Classes and Workshops – late-May

Quilt Check-In/Drop Off - Sunday, July 28, 2024, 12:00 – 4:00 pm at Irving Convention Center Quilt Pick Up - Saturday, August 3, 2024 5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

My thanks to everyone who made minis for the auction! They all looked exciting!

Expo has opened the entry website, so please fill out the form. You are each responsible for registering your mini. You need to record the dimensions and upload a picture. Also, please note your design source if you borrowed or bought something. This is needed to acknowledge copyright since we are selling these works.

https://www.sewingexpo.com/Events/Dallas-TX/Mini-Quilt-Auction-Entry-Form-2024

Double-check the acknowledgement email to make sure that your photo uploaded correctly.

PS. We’ll still be accepting minis until mid-June.

I will be bringing lots of patterns for BOOTH ideas to our meeting in March.

Feel free to take home whatever you would like to make for our booth this year.

These are my patterns so after you're done I would like them back :)

Lets make this year the best ever so that we can afford the best programs

However, anything you'd like to make would be received with thanks!

Ann Houpt, Booth Chairman

The raffle quilt is completed!

Thank you to all who helped make blocks, assemble the quilt and get the quilt quilted. We will be bringing the quilt to the March meeting to show it off.

We have started selling tickets and each member will be asked to take at least one packet of tickets to sell.

Send Sunshine and Shadows to Anne Houpt : annhoupt@aol.com

March came in like a lamb, cool mornings, warm afternoon. Soft rain. I am sure we will have a lot of March Winds” during the month. We will spring forward, celebrate Saint Patrick’s day. The calendar says “Spring Begins” and Easter comes early this year.

Thank you to everyone that brought refreshments to the February meeting. Everyone enjoyed them. Thank you to those that helped With the set up and clean up after the meeting I appreciate your help.

March Birthdays

3-03. Mary Lou Nelson

3-15. Cheryl Bigham

3-21. Jean Moulder

3-25. Roxann Pillar

3-29. Beverly Peterson

Marilyn Smith

Hospitality Chairman

** NEW **

EMBROIDERY BEE -- sponsor Wanda Edmunds

We met on February 29 at Wanda's house and shared our experiences with in--the hoop projects. We also had an informative discussion on stabilizers which we may continue at out next meeting, Since one of our show and tell examples involved Mylar, we are going to look for additional Mylar designs this month and share our experiences next month.

The march meeting will be Thursday, March 21 at 11:30 AM at the home of Dee Ramirez. At the moment, we are sticking with Thursdays, but switching weeks to better meet the needs of our members.

Most of the meetings will be held on the north or northwest side of Fort Worth. For more information, contact Wanda at dooleymac@gmail.com or 682-560-9101 (text preferred).

FRAYED KNOTS

We meet on the second Tuesday evening of the month at Jonquele's. We are in a season of supporting each others thru challenging timepillowcases pillowcases. Grace showed her Sparkle Mystery quilt too. Peggie Herring also showed her version of the same Sparkle Mystery quilt. They were totally different. Peggie’s was shades of blue. Peggie also showed a quilt she is making for a friend. It had squares with psalms set in among the other squares. Pat Wagers showed a

yellow and blue baby quilt. Next, we were shown some small Christmas stocking she is working on. They are perfect for hanging on a tree or putting gift cards in them. Pat also made a cross stitch she plans to turn into a pillow. Cheri Bigham made each member a bag made from napkins she found at an estate sale. They were beautiful and filled with chocolate. Loved it!!! She also shared a baby quilt. Chris Tomich shared a potato chip quilt and a very scrappy quilt she was working on. She explained it to all of us—It was very complicated. Judi Janes also brought her Sparkle mystery quilt. So, three

members showed Sparkle Mystery quilts. All very different. Judi’s version was maroon, peach, and white. She also showed us a new ruler she found for making Snail’s Trail blocks.

Carolyn Hughes had a quilt top she had been working for two years. She is using a Sun Bonnet Sue pattern her mom hand drew for her years ago. Cecilla Villa presented a Valentine quilt made with a Twisted ruler. She had also made a table topper she made from 5 inch squares.

We are a busy group.

The afternoon ended with a wonderful strawberry Nothing Bundt cake, the rest of the snacks, and a game of Left Right Center. Miss Peggie won the red fat quarters this month. These are wonders ladies and I’m very lucky to be a member of this group.

One of the most fun parts of belonging to a Guild is getting to know other quilters. But, there aren’t many opportunities to actually get to SEW and learn from one another, except in a bee. Most of the guild bees have been around for many years and don’t have openings for many newcomers. If you want to get know more of your fellow members, start a new bee!

General Guidelines

• Start with the people sitting near you at Guild or advertise in the bee section of the newsletter, or on the FB page.
• A place to meet: dining room table, living room, playroom, apartment clubhouse, nearby church… You may want to rotate hosting among those with enough space.
• Monthly meeting time for 1.5-4 hours. Some groups may also have periodic all-day project days or retreats.
• Some groups organize around a common interest: appliqué, modern, art, charity projects, while some are based on proximity.
• Start simply and see how the group’s dynamics play out through time. There are lots of activity ideas online.

We will have 3 days and 3 nights of great fun and much accomplishment! Meals are included with your fee. The meals are really delicious. You will not go hungry! I will be taking deposits for the 2024 Guild Retreat at the meeting! A deposit of only $25 is due to reserve your spot. I will be at the Membership Table to take your reservation. Don't hesitate to join us.

If you haven't yet signed up for retreat, please do so very soon. Right now, we are low on numbers, so we will be opening up registration to those outside the guild. It is always possible that we could be full after offering to others. Please sign up at the February meeting. I will send out invitations to others the next day.

Details:

Guild Retreat

Dates: April 18 -21, 2024

Place: The Compass Centre in Mt. Calm, TX

Time arrive no earlier than noon on the 18th and depart by noon (I will be verifying this before the February meeting) on Sunday.

Cost: $109 per night so $218 for 2 nights or 327 for 3 nights. Amount due to be paid in full by April 16th at the meeting or to me to have to for the meeting.

Details: maximum 4 to a room, all meals provided starting with Supper on Thursday.

Any questions, please call or text Shelley Clauss 817.994.0195

Links to the Treasurer's Report and Minutes are below. You may download them to your device or computer.

Bev Ramsey was a charter member of the guild, a past president, a teacher and a friend. We lost her way too early. The Bev Ramsey fund was set up to help those in need enjoy the things she loved very much, retreats and workshops.

A big thank you to the members who turned in fabric, blocks, a finished quilt, and a quilt kit at the February meeting. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

I will have more block kits made up for anyone wanting to work on them.

We have a Quilts of Valor Ceremony scheduled for March 29th, 3:30 pm at American Legion Post 516, 6801 Manhattan Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76120.

We will be wrapping ten veterans with their quilts. Six of those gentlemen will also receive 50th Anniversary Vietnam War lapel pins, in recognition of their service during the Vietnam war.

All Guild members are welcome to attend.

Cecilia Buckholz

QOV Group Leader

Lovies are used for preemie babies and their mother's so they can become familiar with each other's scent.

If you would like to make one (or 100) take two pieces of 14" square fabric - one cotton, and one flannel. Sew them right sides together, leaving a gap to turn. Turn, then topstitch around the entire piece.

Beverly Peterson collects them at Guild meetings to give to Cook Children's. Cook's is always very grateful for the gifts.

NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Quilts

One of our community service projects is making NICU quilts for John Peter Smith Hospital. NICU quilts are 36” x 36” prewashed cotton quilts. These are placed on the incubators in the intensive care unit and become the property of the baby/baby’s family. As some of you may know, the Tight Knots Quilt Bee makes NICU quilts each year as one of their community service projects. Maybe your bee would consider doing the same.

JPS has requested other items for their patients:

Baby Items:

Receiving blankets and baby quilts – of all sizes

Layettes and Isolettes no smaller than 52”x56”

Cozy Cub Slipcover (tubular coverlet) See the link below for a sample of this item. 40 inches long

9 inches – circumference for small

11 inches – circumference for large

CozyCub–Dandle.LionMedical www.dandlelionmedical.com

Adult Items:

These items are mainly used for patients undergoing chemotherapy at the JPS cancer center and geriatric patients.

Adult quilts or blankets (quilted or fleece)

Ostomy bag covers

Small heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients to place under their arms after surgery

Submitted by: Judi Janes and Carolyn Hughes – NICU Co-Chairpersons

More information on these is on the following website:

https://www.jpshealthnet.org/community/volunteeropportunities/other-opportunities-to-serve

Board

President- Lynda McGee 817-343-9124 lyndamcgee@sbcglobal.net

President- ElectVP : NEEDED

Vice- President VP Programs: Dorene Joyce 817-847-1687 dorenegaye.joyce@gmail.com

Janet Swords 817-551-700 3 janetswords@outlook.om

Secretary: Becky Alrubaiie alrubaiie1@hotmail.com

Treasurer- Meri Cozart 817-657-4859 cozarts@sbcglabal.net
Member at Large- Dave Beers 817-666-8404 quiltsbydave@gmail.com

Member at Large-Yvette Richey richey57yr@gmsil.com

Past President/Parliamentarian - Wanda Edmunds 817 682-9101 dooleymac@gmail.com

Committees

Greeter Barbara Dumas and Needed

Hospitality Marilyn Smith 817-917-9294 marilynsmith1934@gmail.com

NICU Judi Janes judi.janes@yahoo.com

Carolyn Hughes hughes1668@att.net

HUGS Mary Lou Nelson ron.marylou@sbcglobal.net

Lovies Beverly Peterson 817-346-0321 bpete1900@yahoo.com

Membership Barbara Hughes 903-926-3581 hughesb@eastex.net

Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Newsletter Thayne Rooney 817-223-3982 Rooney.thayne@gmail.com

Quilt Show Rep Jeane Starkey jeane@2barcembroidery.com

Quilt Show Rep Needed

Quilt Show t-shirts Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Quilt Show Minis Jonquele Jones 817-266-0103 jonquele@flash.net

Quilt Show Booth Ann Houpt 817-689-7678 annhoupt@aol.com

Raffle Quilt Shari Hollis shollis_13@yahoo.com

Jennifer Hollis hollisthreads@gmail.com

Retreats Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Show N Tell Alice Clayton

Sunshine / Shadows: Ann Houpt 817-689-7678 annhoupt@aol.com

WebMaster Dorene Joyce 817-995-5740 dorenegaye.joyce@gmail.com

Smore Administrator Shelley Clauss 817-994-0195 shelley.clauss@att.net

Saginaw Thursday Quilters meets every Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at Joyce Spindor Community Center, 620 Park Center Blvd, Saginaw TX 76179.
We hand quilt for our members and clients. We take a snack break at 10:00, hosted by members for a month at a time.
Once a month we celebrate members’ birthdays. On third Thursday we have a themed luncheon.
Contact Kay Lotz, guild member, at 817-946-8286 (leave a message please) for more information.

Texas Quilt Museum, LaGrange, Texas

The current exhibits are Kaffe Fassett: 85 & Fabulous, Houston International Quilt Festival Prizewinners

2023 and Prism Play: A Full Spectrum of Art Quilts.

Check out their website http://www.texasquiltmuseum.org

All Texas Shop Hop -- March 1st- April 30th!

The theme is Texas. There are magazines available with information on all of the shops, 8 quilt patterns, small projects and a passport if you would like to participate. There are lots of prizes available, you can be entered to win a prize by visiting just 5 stores. If you complete a region, you earn another opportunity for a prize. The more regions you complete, the more chances to win and the prizes are good!

This is a fun way to support local quilt shops, get to know some new shops you didn’t realize

existed and be inspired to start something new!

Follow along on Facebook by following All Texas Shop Hop or check out the

website https://alltexasshophop.com/

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Short text -- $5 members, $10 non-members

Half page with one picture -- $10 members, $15 non-members

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