News
Country Crossroads Quilters continues to meet in person on the second Tuesday of each month at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Modesto. We gather around 6:30 PM for socializing with the meeting starting at 7:00 PM, guest are welcome.
May 2022
Our quilt show in April was a huge success. It was followed a few days later by our regular meeting, which had 52 members present. We celebrated the success of the show with a hors d' oeuvre pot luck, followed by a quilt show report by Liz Able and finally cake!
Many guild members have been sewing quilts for Ukraine refugees. A Quilt-a-thon was held on April 21 at Blossom Quilts, other members have been working on these at home.
Warm Wrappings is the first Wednesday of the month, at McHenry Bowl. The next meeting is on June 1. July 6 is the annual Potluck lunch. Come and help us make quilts for various charities. This has always been an excellent learning opportunity for new quilters.
Our quilt show in April was a huge success. It was followed a few days later by our regular meeting, which had 52 members present. We celebrated the success of the show with a hors d' oeuvre pot luck, followed by a quilt show report by Liz Able and finally cake!
Many guild members have been sewing quilts for Ukraine refugees. A Quilt-a-thon was held on April 21 at Blossom Quilts, other members have been working on these at home.
Warm Wrappings is the first Wednesday of the month, at McHenry Bowl. The next meeting is on June 1. July 6 is the annual Potluck lunch. Come and help us make quilts for various charities. This has always been an excellent learning opportunity for new quilters.
April 2022
Our March meeting had 50 members, one person who joined the guild, and 4 guests. Janice Skiles shared with us the quilts she has been making from Kim Brackett's Scrap-Basket books. She has decided to make all but one from "Scrap-Basket Bounty."
Quilt Show We are gearing up for our Quilt Show in April. We will have 194 quilts on display, and a display of dolls made by our members. Alex Anderson will be our guest featured quilter. There will also be a Boutique with lots of items to be bought. Ursula Sylvan shared her method of putting temporary hanging sleeves on the quilts so that the can be hung.
Our March meeting had 50 members, one person who joined the guild, and 4 guests. Janice Skiles shared with us the quilts she has been making from Kim Brackett's Scrap-Basket books. She has decided to make all but one from "Scrap-Basket Bounty."
Quilt Show We are gearing up for our Quilt Show in April. We will have 194 quilts on display, and a display of dolls made by our members. Alex Anderson will be our guest featured quilter. There will also be a Boutique with lots of items to be bought. Ursula Sylvan shared her method of putting temporary hanging sleeves on the quilts so that the can be hung.
March 2022
Our February meeting had 50 members and 6 guests. Ursula Sylvan gave a presentation, "What I Did During Covid". She showed numerous quilts that were completed during the stay at home phase of covid. New Officers were formally elected and lovely plants were provided as gifts to outgoing officers by Linda Cover our outgoing president.
All are welcome at National Quilting Day on Saturday, March 19 from 9:30-2:30 PM at the McHenry Bowl. We will be making children's pillowcases.
Our February meeting had 50 members and 6 guests. Ursula Sylvan gave a presentation, "What I Did During Covid". She showed numerous quilts that were completed during the stay at home phase of covid. New Officers were formally elected and lovely plants were provided as gifts to outgoing officers by Linda Cover our outgoing president.
All are welcome at National Quilting Day on Saturday, March 19 from 9:30-2:30 PM at the McHenry Bowl. We will be making children's pillowcases.
February 2022
Our January meeting had 34 members and 3 guests. Our outgoing President Linda Cover gave a very entertaining presentation on sewing machine care.
Guild members will be voting on the list of nominated officers for next year at the program meeting on February 8.
Remember that the Guild will be celebrating National Quilting Day on Saturday, March 19 from 9:30-2:30 PM at the McHenry Bowl. The actual National Quilting Day will be February 19.
Our January meeting had 34 members and 3 guests. Our outgoing President Linda Cover gave a very entertaining presentation on sewing machine care.
Guild members will be voting on the list of nominated officers for next year at the program meeting on February 8.
Remember that the Guild will be celebrating National Quilting Day on Saturday, March 19 from 9:30-2:30 PM at the McHenry Bowl. The actual National Quilting Day will be February 19.
January 2022
Our December meeting had 28 members and 1 guests. The potluck was enjoyed by all.
President - Our president is encouraging us to get prepared for the upcoming quilt show at our new location.
Program/Business Meeting - The January meeting will feature our president, Linda Cover, presenting "Taking Care of Your Best Friend" (sewing machine).
Quilt Show - The next Show meeting will be 2:00 pm, January 9, 2022, at Donna Shervington's home. Liz still looking for volunteers to help organize our show. Please consider coming to the meeting, or calling Liz to see how you can help.
We would like for each member to sell at least one packet of tickets for the opportunity quilt. Tickets are available at our program meetings or by contacting Janet Dickason. We are getting a late start selling tickets, and need all the help we can get in this fund raiser. You may also want to consider making boutique items and a raffle basket, more information can be found in the newsletter.
Warm Wrappings - Our charity sewing group is meeting in the large room at the south end of McHenry Bowl on the first Wednesday of the month, come and sew with us. Put the date on your calendar for National Quilting Day, March 19, 2022.
Our December meeting had 28 members and 1 guests. The potluck was enjoyed by all.
President - Our president is encouraging us to get prepared for the upcoming quilt show at our new location.
Program/Business Meeting - The January meeting will feature our president, Linda Cover, presenting "Taking Care of Your Best Friend" (sewing machine).
Quilt Show - The next Show meeting will be 2:00 pm, January 9, 2022, at Donna Shervington's home. Liz still looking for volunteers to help organize our show. Please consider coming to the meeting, or calling Liz to see how you can help.
We would like for each member to sell at least one packet of tickets for the opportunity quilt. Tickets are available at our program meetings or by contacting Janet Dickason. We are getting a late start selling tickets, and need all the help we can get in this fund raiser. You may also want to consider making boutique items and a raffle basket, more information can be found in the newsletter.
Warm Wrappings - Our charity sewing group is meeting in the large room at the south end of McHenry Bowl on the first Wednesday of the month, come and sew with us. Put the date on your calendar for National Quilting Day, March 19, 2022.
December, 2021
Our November meeting had 35 members and 2 guests. Barbara Wegener presented a program sharing many of the quilts she has made over the year. Some hand pieced, some hand quilted, some done on machine.
Program/Business Meeting - The December meeting will be our Holiday Potluck. See your newsletter to determine what dish you are to bring. Remember, our potluck meeting start an hour earlier, at 6:00 pm.
Quilt Show - The next Show meeting will be 2:00 pm, January 9, 2022, at Donna Shervington's home. Liz still looking for volunteers to help organize our show. Please consider coming to the meeting, or calling Liz to see how you can help.
At the November Guild meeting, packets containing $50 worth of tickets for the opportunity quilt were given out. We would like for each member to sell at least one packet. We are getting a late start selling tickets, and need all the help we can get in this fund raiser.
Peggy Cato has volunteered to run our Boutique again. This was a tremendous success in 2019, and well worth repeating. She will be distributing patterns and kits at Warm Wrappings meetings and Guild meetings. Or you can contact her directly.
Baskets for the Quilt Show raffle - See the newsletter for information on types of baskets we offer, and Ursula will be sending around a signup clip board at the next meetings.
Warm Wrappings - Paddy and Carol reminded us that the group has no December meeting, but will resume at the same place and time in January. First Wednesday (January 5, 9:30 setup, sewing 10:00-2:00. McHenry Bowl, 3700 McHenry Ave.)
Education - Our Education Chair, Ursula, has an interesting article in the newsletter that discusses five kinds of batting with information to help you select the proper one for your project.
Bus Trip - The bus trip to Road to California has been cancelled because we did not meet the minimum number of participants.
Our November meeting had 35 members and 2 guests. Barbara Wegener presented a program sharing many of the quilts she has made over the year. Some hand pieced, some hand quilted, some done on machine.
Program/Business Meeting - The December meeting will be our Holiday Potluck. See your newsletter to determine what dish you are to bring. Remember, our potluck meeting start an hour earlier, at 6:00 pm.
Quilt Show - The next Show meeting will be 2:00 pm, January 9, 2022, at Donna Shervington's home. Liz still looking for volunteers to help organize our show. Please consider coming to the meeting, or calling Liz to see how you can help.
At the November Guild meeting, packets containing $50 worth of tickets for the opportunity quilt were given out. We would like for each member to sell at least one packet. We are getting a late start selling tickets, and need all the help we can get in this fund raiser.
Peggy Cato has volunteered to run our Boutique again. This was a tremendous success in 2019, and well worth repeating. She will be distributing patterns and kits at Warm Wrappings meetings and Guild meetings. Or you can contact her directly.
Baskets for the Quilt Show raffle - See the newsletter for information on types of baskets we offer, and Ursula will be sending around a signup clip board at the next meetings.
Warm Wrappings - Paddy and Carol reminded us that the group has no December meeting, but will resume at the same place and time in January. First Wednesday (January 5, 9:30 setup, sewing 10:00-2:00. McHenry Bowl, 3700 McHenry Ave.)
Education - Our Education Chair, Ursula, has an interesting article in the newsletter that discusses five kinds of batting with information to help you select the proper one for your project.
Bus Trip - The bus trip to Road to California has been cancelled because we did not meet the minimum number of participants.
November, 2021
Our October had 38 members and five guests. There was only one representative from one of the charities to which we give quilts present, but she shared with us how much of a difference our quilts make to the recipients. Paddy Shopher also reported on the items that have been distributed over the last year. 277 have been donated to local charities, and 100 pillowcases given to Valley Children's Hospital.
Program/Business Meeting - On November 9, our regular meeting will be a trunk show given by Barbara Wegener. It is always wonderful to see one person's quilts and so much better than viewing them in a photo album.
President - In the Newsletter, Linda wrote about being a farmer's wife and how she wishes she could be working on quilts for our upcoming show. She also encouraged us to be working on our entries because April will be here before you know it!
Quilt Show - The next meeting will be November 7th, at Liz Able's house. See the newsletter for details. There is a lot to be done, and very little time to do it. If you would like to help, contact Liz, I am sure she will enthusiastically find things for you to do. Both she and Ursula Sylvan talked about raffle baskets in their articles, suggestions for how you can build one, or get a group together to build one. Also, Peggy Cato is in charge of the Boutique again. This was a huge success at our last show, and we feel it will be once again. Unfortunately, no time for Boutique workshops as we did last time, but she will be taking patterns and ideas to Warm Wrappings.
Vice President - In the coming months, we will have members sharing their journeys into quilting, our annual Holiday Potluck, and Linda will be presenting "Taking Care of Your Best Friend", not just Featherweight machines, but how you can help any machine work better and last longer. Ursula will be holding a free workshop in February.
Education - Ursula's article talked about using the internet to expand your quilting activities and skills. She mentioned how she is in a very small circle of ladies who each month challenge themselves to make the same quilt and how differwnt they can be even using the same pattern.
Small Groups - One of the small groups is starting physical meeting again. This is the Dear Jane group, who are individuals who are making the famous Dear Jane quilt, or who are making a quilt inspired by her work. The group members must own a copy of the Dear Jane Book.
Warm Wrappings - This charity sewing group is meeting in the large room at the south end of McHenry Bowl Come and sew, bring sewing machine and lunch (or buy from the bowling alley snack bar). Warm Wrappings will provide the kits for you to work on. See the newsletter for details.
Even if you can't stay to sew, please drop by for patterns for making items for the Quilt Show Boutique.
Bus Trip - Margaret, our tour guide extraordinaire, is telling is that the trip to Road to California is in jeopardy. She has 14 people who have signed up to go, and must have 24 in order for the trip to happen. Cost $600, bus trip and two nights in Ontario. $150 non-refundable deposit due November 15.
Mystery Quilt - the last clue for the Seams Like Murder Mystery is in the newsletter.
Our October had 38 members and five guests. There was only one representative from one of the charities to which we give quilts present, but she shared with us how much of a difference our quilts make to the recipients. Paddy Shopher also reported on the items that have been distributed over the last year. 277 have been donated to local charities, and 100 pillowcases given to Valley Children's Hospital.
Program/Business Meeting - On November 9, our regular meeting will be a trunk show given by Barbara Wegener. It is always wonderful to see one person's quilts and so much better than viewing them in a photo album.
President - In the Newsletter, Linda wrote about being a farmer's wife and how she wishes she could be working on quilts for our upcoming show. She also encouraged us to be working on our entries because April will be here before you know it!
Quilt Show - The next meeting will be November 7th, at Liz Able's house. See the newsletter for details. There is a lot to be done, and very little time to do it. If you would like to help, contact Liz, I am sure she will enthusiastically find things for you to do. Both she and Ursula Sylvan talked about raffle baskets in their articles, suggestions for how you can build one, or get a group together to build one. Also, Peggy Cato is in charge of the Boutique again. This was a huge success at our last show, and we feel it will be once again. Unfortunately, no time for Boutique workshops as we did last time, but she will be taking patterns and ideas to Warm Wrappings.
Vice President - In the coming months, we will have members sharing their journeys into quilting, our annual Holiday Potluck, and Linda will be presenting "Taking Care of Your Best Friend", not just Featherweight machines, but how you can help any machine work better and last longer. Ursula will be holding a free workshop in February.
Education - Ursula's article talked about using the internet to expand your quilting activities and skills. She mentioned how she is in a very small circle of ladies who each month challenge themselves to make the same quilt and how differwnt they can be even using the same pattern.
Small Groups - One of the small groups is starting physical meeting again. This is the Dear Jane group, who are individuals who are making the famous Dear Jane quilt, or who are making a quilt inspired by her work. The group members must own a copy of the Dear Jane Book.
Warm Wrappings - This charity sewing group is meeting in the large room at the south end of McHenry Bowl Come and sew, bring sewing machine and lunch (or buy from the bowling alley snack bar). Warm Wrappings will provide the kits for you to work on. See the newsletter for details.
Even if you can't stay to sew, please drop by for patterns for making items for the Quilt Show Boutique.
Bus Trip - Margaret, our tour guide extraordinaire, is telling is that the trip to Road to California is in jeopardy. She has 14 people who have signed up to go, and must have 24 in order for the trip to happen. Cost $600, bus trip and two nights in Ontario. $150 non-refundable deposit due November 15.
Mystery Quilt - the last clue for the Seams Like Murder Mystery is in the newsletter.
