Co-chairs Joan Carroll and Mary Ellen Pettit

March 8-Marcy Rosenkrantz will be giving a lecture at the meeting. After the meeting she will be giving a workshop teaching two versions of curved piecing. Make sure to bring a lunch if you are signed up for the class.

March 22-Friendship meeting. We will be making quilts using the courthouse steps newsletter blocks. If you have some made, bring them along. If you want to make some at the meeting, bring your sewing machine and some 2” strips of fabric. The block instructions are in the last newsletter.

April 12-Mary Ellen Pettit will give a trunk show.

April 26-Friendship meeting

May 10-Melonie Unger from Calico Gals will be giving a presentation about Sleep in Heavenly Peace.

May 24-Friendship meeting

June 14-Cathleen Wiggs, the Quilt Lady story teller will be giving a presentation.

June 28: Picnic at Goettel Park in Central Square – The “Do Not Touch the Quilts” signs will be displayed and prizes awarded for the funniest, most serious and most original. There will also be a presale of Boutique items. Bring a dish to pass, your place setting, a beverage and a lawn chair. This is a carry in-carry out park so plan accordingly.

Directions to Goettel Park: Take Rt. 81 to the Central Square exit. Turn left off the exit and go approximately a mile and turn right onto Rt. 11 (at third traffic light). Go approximately a quarter of a mile and the park is on your left across from Reymore Chevrolet. If you miss the first driveway, there is a second one. You can park in the driveway near the pavilion. There are a few spaces near the gazebo for people who have difficulty walking.

July 14: Business Meeting – For Christmas in July, the Program Committee willdemo 4 small projects that you can make for Christmas gifts including a basket, shoe laces, hot pad and mug rug.

July 28: There will be no Friendship Meeting

August 9: Business Meeting – Karen Cross from Calico Gals will demonstrate the Accu-Quilt Go fabric cutting machine and show us some items made using fabric cut by the machine.

August 23: Friendship Meeting

September 13: Business Meeting – Karen Miller of Redbird Quilt Co. will present a trunk show emphasizing wool applique items.

September 14: Karen Miller workshop. 9:30 -4:00 - Karen will teach the Spring Basket wool applique project. The cost of the workshop is $35; the pattern is $or a kit including the pattern, wool pieces, bobbins with required thread and needle is $55.