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.
Fun Stuff
Charm Square Swap
Every month we
organize a "Charm Square Swap" where participants exchange
6" squares of a particular kind of fabric (juvenile prints,
reds, plaids, etc.) for the purpose of increasing their
personal fabric stash. For more information on this activity
click here.
Challenges
Several times throughout the year, our guild organizes
"Challenges". Everyone who wishes to participate purchases a
fabric packet (usually $5) and is challenged to make a
themed block using the enclosed fabric. Completed blocks are
turned in for judging and prizes. The blocks are then made
into beautiful quilt tops for raffling off to guild members.
Past "Challenge" themes have been Winter, Halloween,
Patriotic and May Baskets.
Quilt Retreat
Each spring and fall the Guild puts together a Quilt
Retreat. Approximately 15 - 25 members take a weekend off
from cooking, cleaning, husbands and children to stay at a
bed-and-breakfast outside Houston and treat themselves to
uninterrupted sewing time with fellow quilters. Sometimes an
organized project is planned (such as a Mystery Quilt) and
sometimes everyone works on their own individual UFO's.
Check the Calendar for dates.
