Bloomington Quilters Guild
at a glance: November 2024
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OUR Next MEETING is ON Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
Time: 6:00 PM Social Hour
6:30 pm Meeting start
PROGRAM: Julie Higgins - Beginning Portraiture in Fabric
SHOW and TELL
Location: BETH SHALOM 3750 E 3rd St, Bloomington, IN 47401
November Meeting
The workshop has two options: a dog and a cat. This is “Stella”. Photo Credit Julie Higgins.
On November 12th, our own great Julie Higgins will talk about her technique for making pet portraits. Sign up for her workshop on Nov. 13th, and learn from the expert! You must register by November 7, 2024. More information is on the workshop page.
SEW DAY, Saturday, November 9, 9:00-4:00 at St. Mark's United Methodist on the Bypass
Come to Sew Day to finish your holiday projects! Saturday, November 9, 9:00-4:00 at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. Bring your machine and supplies, $5 donation, and lunch. You'll meet new friends and find new inspiration!
BQG is planning a Sew Day on the second Saturday of odd numbered months. So mark your calendars for Jan, 11, Mar 8, May 10, July 12, September 13, and November 8, 2025.
Time to Pay Membership Dues
Please pay your annual dues! Payment information can be found on the membership web page. As usual, you may pay online or you may pay via check at the July and September meetings or by mail. Members who have paid their dues by Novembetr 15 will appear in the next membership directory. You must have paid dues to attend the Winter Retreat.
Mail payments to
Bloomington Quilters Guild
PO Box 5802
Bloomington, IN 47407
TREE Quilt - The 2024/2025 Guild Challenge
Every year, there is a quilt challenge, issued by the winner of the previous year’s challenge. This year Jane Pitt issues the challenge Trees!
Quilters have been representing trees in their work for centuries.
Plain or fancy, pieced, appliquéd, or embroidered, trees are always welcomed in quilts. So grab your preferred method and let’s grow some trees! Your entry in our challenge can be any size or shape, but must be quilted and bound, and ready for our June 2025 guild meeting. For more information and to see pictures of winners of previous years see the challenge web page.
Winter Retreat January 30, 2025 – February 2, 2025
McCormick’s Creek, 250 McCormick’s Creek Park Road, Spencer, IN 47460
Registration will open December 1, 2024 and close on December 29, 2024 or when full.
The retreat will be limited to 38 quilters
See the retreat webpage for more information.
Raffle Quilt
Be sure to get tickets from Sandy Bonsib at guild meetings for this year's beautiful raffle quilt. Raffle tickets are a creative holiday gift or stocking stuffer for family and friends! More information on the raffle quilt page.
Quilts from the Heartland Show
We had a very successful quilt show! Many, many thanks to all of you who donated, organized, volunteered and visited our quilt show. Special kudos for their many hours and leadership to Show Chairs Sandy Bonsib and Karen Levay, Treasure Shop Chairs Ginny Kopper, Becky Green and Sharon Beach, and Treasurer Cathy O'Bryan. Some pictures from the show can be seen on the quilt show webpage.
DONATIONS
Sandy Andersen, a former Bloomington Quilters Guild member, passed away in mid-October. Sandy crafted quilts professionally, selling them at regional craft shows and on her Etsy shop. Our guild, along with Martinsville and Bedford guilds, were graciously invited to “bargain shop” Sandy’s extensive fabric collection. According to her daughter, Barb Ooley, Sandy loved to share her talents and her fabric with friends and charity groups. Jane Pitt reports, "We now have enough fabric for community quilts to last my lifetime!" In addition, BQG received a lovely note and $150 donation to our Community Quilt fund in memory of Sandy Andersen from her friend, Sarah March.
Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
Now that our guild show has reached a successful conclusion, many of our members are turning their attention to the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show. You may
Enter a quilt. Quilt entry is open and ends Feb. 10, 2025.
Participate in the Birthstone Challenge.
Participate in three fun days of workshops for 2025. Instructors are Kathy Dunigan, Linda Hahn, Tara Miller, Catherine Redford, Cindy Seitz-Krug and Karen K Stone.
Fall Retreat
A grand time was had by all at the fall retreat! Many many thanks to Jo Ann Sporleder and her assistant Bobbie Mentzell for a fantastic job organizing the retreat.
Are you interested in responding to requests?
The Guild regularly receives requests from people who want an old quilt refurbished, or blocks put together, or machine/hand quilting of a keepsake, etc. Sometimes they are prepared to pay for these services, sometimes they are hoping for mostly a favor. If you are interested in considering these tasks to earn some cash or help preserve someone's memories, let Legene know what you'd be willing to do so she can make a referral. Email Legene at president@bloomingtonquiltersguild.org.
REMINDERS:
• Don’t forget your name tag at the next in-person meeting!
• Bring used rotary blades to any in-person meeting for recycling.
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MORE INFO
~Contact us for a Membership Directory. A 2024-2025 directory will be emailed in November.
~See our list of Board Members.
~See a list of upcoming quilt shows and shop hops. Let us know of other future events by sending mail to webmanager@bloomingtonquiltersguild.org.