Community Quilts Workday

Saturday, January 25, 2024

10 am to 2 pm

Lutheran Church of the Nativity

2425 Hendersonville Rd.

Arden, NC 28704

During our annual January Community Quilt Day, we will be social while sewing for others.  After a brief guild meeting, you will work on quilts for children in need or adult quilts for Homeward Bound.  All materials are cut to size so all you will need is your machine, scissors, thread and pins.  

If you are unable to bring your sewing machine please email Nancy Dalzell at mailto:ndalzell34@att.net.  We have a very limited number of non sewing jobs.

Lunch will be provided by the Guild.  Please register so we know how many we are feeding.  Thanks!

The Ways and Means Committee invites you to attend the annual Stash Busters and Silent Auction as part of the February Meeting.  It is a great way to increase your own supplies and maybe pick up a special quilty something that you have been dreaming of!  Proceeds from this sale benefits the Guild's operations budget for the coming year.

The silent auction includes items generously donated by members as well as the general public.  We will have jelly rolls, quilt kits, fat quarters, yardage, as well as notions and maybe even sewing equipment!  Bidding will close after the break and the winner may pay and pick up their new treasures at the check out table.

In addition, if you have items in your personal stash you would like to pass on to a new home, we invite you to bring them to the meeting as well.  Any item that is sewing and/or quilting related is appropriate.  When you check in, we will give you a card for your name and the amount you think is appropriate to put on the sales tables.  Buyers will be able to pay for your item at the check out table.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION!  The conference center at AB Tech is still not ready for use so we are in the Ivy Bldg.  It is much smaller than the conference center so we will have to adapt to that.  We will have only a short meeting at 9 before browsing and buying can resume.  There will not be a show and tell at this meeting.  

Working with Fence Rail

Learn techniques to make a pieced quilt top worthy of any judge's eye. You will learn how to prepare your fabric and cut it with precision. Then you will learn how to sew the strips together precisely and cut them into blocks.  The blocks will be assembled in a way that guarantees a flat quilt top.  NancyLynn will guide you through these steps using your own equipment and fabric.  This class is designed for advanced beginners.

Supply list can be found at: Materials Supply List Precision Construction.pdf

We have a new program! 

Since the Quilt Show for 2024 had to be cancelled, no on has gotten the chance to view the quilts our members submitted for show.  Please bring all categories of your Ruby Jubilee Quilts to this meeting and be prepared to show us your handiwork.  We will not be able to display them as we would have in the quilt show but we will show them as we do with the Show and Tell portion of our meeting.  I am sorry but participation in this showing will be limited to Guild members only although anyone can attend the program.

REMINDER:   Due to continuing construction at the AB Tech Conference Center, we will hold this meeting at The Ivy Bldg.

Please join us for our second annual Spring Sit and Sew Day.  Have you ever wanted to spend an entire day sewing on a project with no distractions or interruptions?  Would you like to spend the day with other like-minded quilters?  Well this workshop is for you!  Bring your machines and any quilty-related project which you would like to work on for a day of sewing and comraderie.  We held this workshop last year and all the attendees enjoyed it very much.  We will have a 30 minute break for lunch around mid-day so bring something to eat and drink and join us!

Please note that this workshop will be held at our new site, Ivy Bldg. on the AB Tech Campus.  Driving directions are on the Guild's website and computer assisted mappping will bring you there too.

We will no longer be able to offer coffee and water.  You may bring your own if you like.

Registration for Guild members will begin January 18, 2025

Registration for non-members will begin February 16, 2025

Please join us for a colorful and fun workshop led by Beth Helfter of Eva Paige Designs.  Using the HST cutting technhique which she will teach in this workshop, the Carpenter's Apprentice Quilt is a beautiful pattern which will brighten your home for years to come.

Please note, you are expected to have your cutting done prior to class.  The instructions for cutting and the materials list can be found in the link at the bottom of this page.  You will also have to purchase the pattern from Beth at the workshop or you can order it directly from her website.  Those instructions are also in the link below.

Please remember that we will be meeting in our new location in Ivy Bldg. on the AB Tech Campus.  Driving directions are on the Guild's website and computerized mapping will also bring you there.

We will have a 30 minute break for lunch, so please bring your own lunch and drinks.  We cannot offer coffee and water at this site but you may certainly bring your own.

Here is the link to the materials supply list and the cutting instructions.  Please have all your fabric prepared and cut prior to class.

Carpenters Apprentice class supply list and cutting master.pdf

Registration for members will begin on February 15, 2025

Registration for non-members will begin on March 17, 2025