After cutting fabric for your quilt, cut the
remaining fabrics into strips the size you use for bindings.
These leftover strips can then be used on your next scrap quilt
project.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership
dues are currently $25 annually (pro rated to $15 if joining in
September - December for NEW members only). Non-members may
visit 3 times before signing up and paying dues. Get the
Membership form. Just a
reminder that to be a member of a Bee, you must be a member in
good standing!
SEW ON AND ON ... is
published monthly by the West Houston Quilters Guild and
distributed free to members. News items, articles, and
suggestions are always welcome; submissions will be subject to
space considerations.
DEADLINE: Articles must
be received by the Monday following Board meeting or the last
day of the month, whichever occurs first.
ADDRESS CORRECTIONS: US
mail and E-Mail address corrections should be sent to
Pam Heine, Membership.
SPAM in your EMAIL? .
. .
When you send guild-related email to
any member, include the guild initials WHQG in the subject line.
That way recipients will not hit delete without readying your
message - maybe thinking that you are trying to sell
health-enhancing drugs or the latest stock tips.
Charity Projects
The West Houston Quilter's Guild members
have a long history of sharing their talents with others.
There is nothing more satisfying to our members than to
create a comfort quilt for someone in need. Community
projects include
The Linus Project, Nursing Home Quilts and
Bear Creek Assistance Ministries Christmas Stocking
Project.
In 2006 our Guild provided comfort quilts to
Spanish Meadows Nursing Home, Jackson County Nursing
Home, the Rehabilitation Center in Ganado and
Project Linus. Our members also got busy early and
helped out Santa by making 340 Christmas Stockings for the
Bear Creek Assistance Ministries. Our members
also supplied caps for cancer patients working with a member
of the Girl Scouts.
The West Houston Quilter's Guild does not limit it’s
generosity to just a few organizations. As one can see by
the list of organizations that benefited from our comfort
quilts in 2006, our members continue to provide support
where needed. In 2007 opportunities for providing comfort
quilts will also include women’s shelters, orphanages and
child protective services.
PATTERNS available for
download that work great for Comfort Quilts.
