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To make sure you are sewing with a
scant 1/4" seam allowance, do a quick test. Sew three 1 1/2"
wide strips together. The measurement across the strips
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Welcome to the West Houston Quilter's Guild's Website!
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quilt lovers!) to our meetings held on the third Wednesday of
every month from 6:30 - 9:00 pm. |
JANUARY Meeting (January 20, 2010):
JANUARY Newsletter is ready! Roster UPDATED
(December 9, 2009) in the
Members Only area. We have a new roster online in
the Members Only area. PLEASE let Joan Rondeau know if
you have a new address or phone number to keep this current.
2010 Membership Form is
online. Please Note: Dues are $35 if you choose US Mail
over e-mail to receive your newsletter.
Don't Forget:
- Charm Squares or
strips see Judith Washburn
- Charity Quilts
- Show and Tell
- Refreshments or door prize
- Library books
- Warm smile
- Ink cartridges & Hobbs Labels (see Betty B)
- Membership form & Dues
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Turn
Trash into
Cash!
 We
can earn $$ collecting empty inkjet printer cartridges. Start
saving those cartridges from home, family, and friends and
bring them to Guild meetings (or just give to Betty Baker) who
is coordinating this effort as part of the new Ways and Means
Committee.
It's a simple and easy way to help your planet and WHQG;
just Recycle your used Inkjet Cartridges and help us raise
money!. The types of cartridges we are looking for are: HP,
Lexmark and Dell. So please help by recycling your cartridges
today! We cannot use laser toner cartridges at this time. If
you have any questions, just ask Betty Baker. Thanks for your
support!
WHQG BUCKS
 The
program for October 2010 will be an auction of donated items
which you will bid on using EARNED
WHQG Bucks. You will earn
Bucks by attending guild meetings, going to workshops,
turning in Linus and comfort quilts, bringing refreshments,
donating a door prize, attending a Quilt Show Guild Shop
workshop, bringing a visitor, taking a class at Festival,
showing quilt/ wallhanging at Show and Tell (other than
Linus/comfort), participating in the challenge blocks, etc.
click on the BUCK for more information and
a listing of some of the ways YOU can earn Auction Bucks.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
by Helen Mauldin
2009 has drawn to a close and big THANK YOU for a great
year!
I would like to thank all those members and nonmembers
that supported our guild’s community service endeavors with
your donations of quilts, fabric, yarn and other supplies.
We appreciate Time Treasured Quilts and Quilt n’ Sew for
quilting over 40 quilts for us and also Bonnie Blue Quilts
for all the yardage of fabric they donated.
Between guild members and our Community Service Bee we
made 445 quilts and distributed 444 quilts to various
organizations.
The Meetings
Our meetings begin at 7:00 PM with social time from 6:30 -
7:00. Each month we have a short "business" meeting before
members share their latest accomplishments with "Show and
Tell". We then take a break for cookies and drinks before
enjoying our speaker (for a calendar of upcoming speakers
click here). Past speakers have
included Billie Lauder, Trish Hodges and Pat Speth. Some
months we are also able to offer a separate workshop (usually
the following Thursday or Saturday) with that month's speaker.
Meetings are at the Salt Grass Trail Building, Farm & Ranch
Club, Abercrombie Drive off of Patterson. Click
HERE for a map.
We design our programs to be attractive and educational for
all levels of quilters from beginner to experienced. Every
meeting provides new tips and/or inspiration. To further this
goal, one meeting during the year is devoted to exhibiting
different quilt making techniques instead of hosting a
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Our History
The West Houston Quilter's Guild is a non-profit
organization founded in 1993 with the purpose of developing
and nurturing appreciation for the art of quilting and its
history. Simply put, we are a group of people who love quilts! |
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 Picture
takers needed! If you bring your digital camera to
guild, quilt shows, Bee events or other candid shots, please send
your digital photos for the website to the web-mistress!
Please remember that workshop fees help enable
the guild to bring top quiltmakers to lecture and teach.
If you've never attended before, give it a whirl!
You'll find it can be great fun - and give you lots of ideas for
new projects or ways to finish old ones.
Be sure to check the
PROGRAMS links for upcoming events and the
Calendar EVENT page for Quilt show and other events
around Texas!
For those who love appliqué, and detest carrying around
a whole bunch of spools of thread, buy one of those bobbin cases
that are made of clear plastic and hold about 30 bobbins. They are
made of clear plastic. Then fill the bobbins with all kinds of
colors. This way you can clear out some of those nearly used up
spools. Place them in a logical order (i.e.) all the shades of
pink / blue/green in a row. Put the lid on and wrap a strong
elastic band around. When you travel you have all the colors you
need.
Comfort Quilters
The 2009 WHQG Community Service Bee (Comfort
Quilters) has started working on projects for this year. If
you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Helen
Mauldin.
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