PIECEMAKER’S NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2019

PRESIDENT - Mary Ann Burch VICE PRESIDENT – Debbie Brown SECRETARY - Judy Kikendall TREASURER – Debra Miller NEWSLETTER- Mary Quinan

OCTOBER PROGRAM – OCTOBER 22, 2019, 7 P.M.

We will be meeting in room AB this month. That is the room on the opposite end of the building from where we normally meet. Christmas stockings for the stocking competition are due and we will be voting on our favorites so bring some dollar bills or coins to vote with. All the money collected will be used to buy items to fill the stockings which will be donated to senior citizens in the Meals On Wheels program. If you would like to make additional stockings they can be turned in at the November meeting on Nov 19th. We anticipate needing at least 65 stockings so please help if you can. Quilts from the KHQS challenge will also be on display. Every year members make quilts based on a challenge theme chosen by the outgoing president. It is amazing to see the variety of designs inspired by one theme. The Downtown Candlelight Tour begins early in November. We will have our annual window display at the ballet school on Broadway. If you have small quilted items or holiday themed items of any size that you would like to include in this exhibit please bring them to the October meeting and give them to Carol Wilson. If you went to the retreat at Pieceful Haven we hope you will bring your projects for Show and Tell. Our November meeting will be on the 19th. This is the third Tuesday of the month so mark your calendars.

MINUTES OF THE GUILD MEETING

CENTRAL KENTUCKY HOMEMAKERS QUILT GUILD MEETING

September 24, 2019

Dodi Fouts brought the meeting to order. This evening was very busy with the swearing in of officers for the year 2019-2020. Mary Ann Burch, President, Debbie Brown, Vice President, Judy Kikendall, Secretary, and Debra Miller, Treasurer.

The Fall Retreat at Peaceful Haven is October 8-12, Mary Ann and Debra took reservations of $40.00 for those attending this event.

Charity blocks were turned in and we have 46 blocks to turn into Quilts for the kids. We were divided into several groups and each group was given four blocks with the same theme. Now comes the challenge to create a cute quilt for a child.

The program for the evening was our Birthday celebration. Food and drinks were provided.

The regular Guild meeting will be October 22, and will be in the room down at the end of the hallway. The programs for the evening will be showing KHQS quilts. We will also have the judging of the Christmas stockings this evening.

Dodi adjourned the meeting at 9:15 PM.

Submitted by Judy Kikendall, Secretary

IMPORTANT DATES

Oct 22 Guild meeting 7 pm. Christmas stockings due for competition Nov 5 Board meeting 5:30 pm Nov 19 Guild meeting 7 pm. This is the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Schedule change due to Thanksgiving holiday. Dec 3 Board meeting, 7pm Dec 17 Guild meeting and Christmas party

MEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Pat Dampier 6 Nov Anne Jackson 24 Oct Barbara Sonnen 31 Oct

If you haven’t already heard, the Quilt Box in Dry Ridge is closing. All fabric is on sale 30% off. They will not be going any lower. They just announced the closing last Tuesday and when I was there yesterday the store was about one third empty. There are still a lot of nice fabrics. Their target closing date is December 21st, but I think they will sell out before that.

I saw this article in the September issue of American Quilter. These are new products which have recently come on the market. They look interesting, but I haven’t had a chance to try them. If anyone does try any of them let me know how they work and I will put a review in the newsletter.