Jan
28 River City hosts the first quarterly GSQA meeting of 2017
Location:
Goodwood Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library (Main Branch)
A 'classroom' setting in the large meeting room. Enter from Goodwood Blvd.
Volunteers Be there:
- At 8:30 a.m., bring a breakfast item, snack, or dessert: cookies, cakes,
doughnuts, etc.
- Contact Elizabeth Niemi (c) 225-205-4932 (e) elizabethhniemi@yahoo.com
(Elizabeth is taking the head count of volunteers; please commit early.)
(Tasks - Sign-in table, dessert table, door prize distribution, show/tell,
general flunky, etc)
Meeting starts:
At 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.; expecting 150+ participants.
Dine-In Lunch available for $7, payable at the door.
What happens:
- Renee Hoeprich becomes president for 2017. Roberta Wilson is
president-elect.
- The guild is responsible for service of water, coffee, desserts, etc.
- Sign up or renew GSQA membership.
- Monetary donations are collected for the Baton Rouge Food Bank
- Cottage Creations and Quilts will provide the door prizes.
- Look at GSQA teachers and samples.
Guild Contacts:
Elizabeth Niemi (c) 225-205-4932 (e) elizabethhniemi@yahoo.com
GSQA liaisons:
Karen Perron (h) 243-7049 (e) karenvp1234@yahoo.com
Tommie Morden (c) 939 6096 (e) Jimorden@bellsouth.net
Program:
(Quilt
Judge) CONNIE SILBER
Connie qualifies the major points that judges look for in award-winning quilts
using specifics and noting examples from her personal collection of
quilts. She shares both the positive and negative comments and explains
common judging criteria.
An avid quilter since 1989, her interest in judging culminated in her
certification as an NQA Judge in 2008. She is qualified to evaluate
Masterpiece Quilts. She is a member of the National Association of Certified
Judges (NACQJ).
Sharpen your skills in anticipation of the GSQA Show next year on April 13-14,
2018.
☆ Sew Days
- 2nd Saturday Sew Day is Growing in Size and
Strength
Second Saturday Sew Day- at St. Paul's, 9:30-3 (January 14th)
Here is something new and different -
River City Guild is joining the memberships of Remember Me Guild and The Modern
Quilt Guild to share the church space for Second Saturday Sew Day.
Lori Steib, this year's president of Modern Quilt and vice president of
Remember Me has hatched an ambitious plan to promote interest and to expand the
activities of our local quilt community. By providing a sewing
opportunity that integrates differing quilt tastes and interests in group
events, she hopes to make sew days a fellowship that is a fulfilling
quilting experience and better attended by combining memberships. There
will be more quilters with greater interaction with ideas and advice.
Renew old friendships and make some new ones.
Bring a friend or relative. Bring someone who has flirted with the idea
of quilt guild, but doesn't know very much about it. Bring whatever
project you wish or just come to meet and greet. Come sew with new and
exciting quilters and some "vintage" models as well !! See what
others are working presently. Get an education in current ideas,
projects, and challenges undertaken by other guilds. New ideas abound!!
The more the merrier!!
Lori holds the door key this year. If you have any questions, please
contact her at (h) 252-5030 or (e) lori.steib@att.net
*Our very special thanks to Jackie Wood for encouraging others to sew on Sew
Day. Her obligations demand that she focus on house and home this
year. Thank you, Jackie.
As Ususal....
Second &
Fourth Tuesdays (Wasted Women) - meet at Highland
Presbyterian Church, 10024 Highland Rd., near Bluebonnet, in the Office
Bldg. from 9 til 3p.m. Contact Sherry Herringshaw (h) 769-9093 (c) 772-4744
(e) smherringshaw@cox.net
