Quiltlines Volume 31, Issue 02, February 2021

Colorado West Quilters Guild, Inc. Post Office Box 393

Grand Junction, CO 81502-0393 www.coloradowestquiltersguild.com

President: Beverly Cormier 1st VP: Kathy Rhoades

2 nd VP: Membership TBD

3 rd VP: Programs: TBD

Secretary: Sheila Symanski

Treasurer: Katie Miller

President’s Corner

Beverly Cormier

Greetings Fellow Quilters,

I hope this letter finds all of you well. I have missed

seeing everyone. We did not meet in January and will not

in February due to the pandemic. We will have a board

meeting on Thursday, March 4, at 6 pm at the church.

We may meet across the street at the park. All of you are

welcome to join us. We will have our first guild meeting

of the decade on Wednesday, March 10, at 7 pm. We will

practice social distancing and wear masks when we enter

the building. Please do not attend if you have had contact

with someone who has been sick. We will take

temperatures at the door.

I am grateful we will begin meeting again. I believe

the development and distribution of the corona virus

vaccinations will stem the tide of the pandemic, and

enable us to get back to our normal lives.

I understand from Bonnie that the November retreat

was wonderful. Bonnie said everyone had fun. The next

retreat is scheduled for February 26 - 28. I trust the

February retreat will also be wonderful.

I look forward to seeing all of you in March.

Happy quilting!

Sincerely, Beverly Cormier

Debbie Underwood Feb 2 Kathy Lisco Feb 3 Cecilia Meinhart Feb 11 Kathleen Rhoades Feb 21

January 27: Quilted Comforts Workday at Judy Moeny’s house

February 4: CWQG Board Meeting-Cancelled

February 10: CWQG Meeting-Cancelled

February 14: Happy Valentine’s Day

February 26-28 Friday-Sunday, Quilt Retreat, Grand Vista Hotel, Horizon Drive

March 4: CWQG Board Meeting 6 pm

March 10: CWQG Meeting 7 pm

April 14: CWQG Meeting 7 pm

May 12: CWQG Meeting 7 pm

September 24-25, 2021: Quilt-a-Fair, Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, Colorado

WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR UPDATES!

Quilted Comforts Janet Smith

We have received two quilts in the last month or so,

and no deliveries will be made in January. You may drop

off quilts to me or to Judy Moeny. Thank you to all

members who participate with our charity project.

This past year a total of 144 quilts and 82 doll quilts

have been delivered. We hope that 2021 will be as

productive.

We still have piecing and quilting kits available.

Remember, the kits contain everything you need to

complete a top or quilt. The need for our quilts has not

diminished. Please consider picking up a quilt kit from

Judy or turning in a completed quilt to me or Judy. Give

us a call and we will do our best to accommodate you.

You may contact any of the committee members for more

information.

Our workdays are usually the fourth Wednesday of

each month, from 9-1 at Judy Moeny's house, 3125

Northridge Drive. We will be having a workday on

January 27. Please feel free to join us.

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Internet Learning

Sheila Symanski

Have you noticed how many

bright colored quilts are showing

up on Instagram and Facebook?

Moda Bake Shop is

starting a new sampler,

called “My Favorite

Color is Moda 1.” Kits

are available, and they

come in several

different color ways.

Two are shown here. I

believe they are all

solids.

I recently learned about Paula Steel, a quilter and

designer from Great Britain (always a favorite for me)

She is doing a Quilt Along featuring her pattern, Fraktal.

I bought this pattern

and have to say it is

the first time I

bought something

from across the

pond. We are on

week two, and it is

filled with half-

square triangles and

and flying geese

and is a great quilt

with either white or

navy background. I

chose navy. I love the color wheel effect of this quilt.

Last but not least, Connecting Threads is having a

BOM program. Their Lexington quilt is made up of

traditional blocks on a light background. Reds, blue, and

teal make it a really pretty quilt.

Speaking of Blocks of the Month, while we can’t

meet regularly, if someone would like to take on the

Block of the Month committee we could have a block of

the month in show and tell. Please think about taking this

committee on as your project. I would love to work on

blocks for our guild, even if we make charity quilts with

them. Working together would keep us together. You can

find links to these BOM programs on the links page of

our website:

www.coloradowestquiltersguild.com/links.html

Hoping to see you in February!

Sheila

http://www.coloradowestquiltersguild.com/links.html

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More Internet Fun

Karen Holt

Have you ever been a little stumped picking out a

color palette for a quilt? There is a website, called Stitch

Palettes, that converts

photos, like this one, into a

color palette. It even

matches the colors up to

DMC embroidery floss if

you’re a stitcher. You can

look up palettes by color or

by theme, and now you can

even upload your own

photo and convert it to a

stitch palette! You can also sign up for weekly emails,

full of colorful photos and palette inspiration. So, next

time you are trying to figure out just what color will go

with the new fabric that you just love, go check out

stitchpalettes.com for some colorful inspiration! You can also find it on the links page of our website:

ColoradoWestQuiltersGuild.com.

Board Positions June 2020 – May 2021

President – Beverly Cormier 970-216-8167

1st VP – Kathy Rhoades 970-241-2773

2nd VP Membership – Vacant

3rd VP Programs – Vacant

Secretary – Sheila Symanski 970-216-5872

Treasurer – Katie Miller 720-810-0318

Board Members at Large – Gina Gust 970-683-9121, Gig Yett 907-299-4831, and Terry Tusberg 970-242-5015

Committees Barnes & Noble Book Fair and Mind Springs Health Women’s

Recovery Center – Jenni Stansberry 970-640-5020

Birthday Basket – Thelma Stumbaugh 970-242-7867

Block of the Month – Vacant

Challenge Quilt – Vacant

Fabric/Magazine/Book Sales – Kathy Rhoades 970-241-2773

Newsletter and Advertising – Kathy Lisco 970-434-5577 and Sheila Symanski 970-216-5872

Quilted Comforts – Judy Moeny 970-245-2522, Janet Smith 970-245-2019, and Terry Tusberg 970-242-5015

Veterans Lap Quilts – Vacant

Webmaster – Kathy Lisco 970-434-5577

http://stitchpalettes.com/https://www.coloradowestquiltersguild.com/

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