Ladies,
for March:
I would like to take this time to express my great joy and deep appreciation
for the guild membership and the South Louisiana Quilt Community. Your
generosity of spirit was expressed in your donation of time, talent, fabric,
and energy that created these lovely Quilts of Valor, these quilts of comfort
and tribute made for our local veterans. Your efforts far outstripped my
humble expectations. The quilts were beautiful. The ceremony that
Roxanne Brown conducted at the guild meeting was so touching. It was a
heartfelt moment of a lifetime that we all could share.
I am also proud of my community, St. Gabriel. Its people take tremendous
pride in our veterans and host a day of celebration and remembrance on Veterans
Day. The mayor and the VFW, Post 312, were important contributors to the
Feb. 6th, Quilts of Valor Sew Day. However, the most important component
in this equation was All of You. Your participation made all of this
possible.
As a local leader for the Quilts of Valor Foundation may I say that I find your
volunteerism to be so extraordinary. You give freely of yourselves to pay
tribute to these worthy men and women who have served our country so well. I
cannot thank you enough.
The Veterans Ceremony for QOV was a fine tribute to the veterans at the March
meeting. It was so very touching. It provides inspiration to sew
and quilt for others.
for April/May:
My thanks to Elena for leading the (outdoor) meeting and my thanks to the
membership for making the best of the situation. I made it back from
Slidell in time to attend the al fresco gathering in the church
courtyard. Thanks to our presenters, Sandy Mellinger, BeBe Tulley, and
Debbie Hulett for their beautiful springtime quilts and items. The door keys
are now up-to-date.
The GSQA Show was just exquisite, a splendid display of talent and
creativity. Many of you talented quilters exhibited your works.
Please bring your show quilts to this meeting and share your judge's comments
with us. Tell us what you thought and tell us what you won.
SEW, dear ones, be inspired,……LIVE,
LOVE, LAUGH, AND MOST OF ALL,
QUILT.
Daisy
THE BRING LIST
- bring all that Show
& Tell. Tell us about the Paducah Quilt Show - what did you
find?
- bring monies and sign up
for Labor Day Retreat. see Cynthia; minimum 20 with deposits by the July
meeting or it might have to be cancelled.
- bring items
and monies for the Birthday Table Extravaganza.
- bring FQ's for Fat
Quarter Drawing - "Dots" (up to 4 Fat
Quarters)
- bring & wear your Fiber Name Tag: You could win $20
!!
- Reminder - the GSQA regular meeting is Sat., 4/30, at Mes Amis
Shop in New Orleans @ 10 a.m.
- a Special bring - St. Paul's
Ladies Auxiliary - has requested donations of Scraps, Batting,
Stuffing, and Beanie Babies. The ladies are making "Flat
Stanleys" for foreign mission trips. The beanie babies are small gifts to
give to impoverished children who visit the mission. See Daisy.
