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
should be 3 1/2".
MEMBERSHIP: Membership
dues are currently $30 annually (pro rated to $20 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 toJoan Roandeau, Membership.
SPAM in your EMAIL? .
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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 are very
generous in sharing their talents with numerous
organizations in our community. Each year we choose at least
one health care facility and deliver a lap quilt to each
resident. Project Linus and Impact for Life Campus are two
organizations that we contribute to yearly.
In 2009 our members donated 4465 hours towards community
service. Our members made 444 quilts and distributed them to
the following organizations:
AIDS West Heights Home Shelter
Cosmos Hospice
Katyville Healthcare
Project Linus
Southern Care Hospice
Spring Branch Healthcare
We also made 912 IV covers for Project Linus, 283 Christmas
stockings for Impact for Life Campus and 75 Christmas
stockings for Cypress Christian Ministries.
Check out the “Patterns”
tab for additional information on labeling quilts and
patterns for quilts, IV covers, children hospital masks and
Christmas stockings.
