Our May Board and General meetings are canceled. We will follow our governments stay-at-home order for as long as they deem necessary to ensure the health and safety of everyone.
“CIRCLES OF BRIGHT” Opportunity Quilt 2019-20
The Opportunity Quilt Committee is proud to unveil the 2019-2020 Opportunity Quilt, which took First Place at the California State Fair this year, in the category: “Medium quilts, made by a group of people”.
The pattern came from the book by Carl Hentsch from the book New York Beauties& Flying Geese.
The quilt is made with all Tula Pink fabric.
The size is 59 x59.
The committee was chaired by Lynnda Fair.
Quilt top piecing was done by Charlotte Gibson and Lynnda Fair
Quilting by Fran Watson
Binding by Teresa Lambing
Quilt label Lynnda Fair
On display at the California State Fair
BLUE RIBBON! FIRST PLACE!
Retreat – 2017 October
Peaceful retreat grounds included a contemplative fountain.
Lynnda starting her project.
Chris included the selvages from this color quilt in her work.
Kathy is ignoring interruptions
Barbara taking a break.
Sharon is channelling Mickey.
Glori starting a project.
MaryEllen worked in yo-yos by hand to start out.
Sherry getting close to the finish line.
Doris in the dark
Melissa explains the step by step for this beginner.
Sherry finished her quilt first!
Janet finished her Boxtrot.
Kathy’s popular wreathes.
9 patch heaven.
A red and black runner was harder than it looked.
Hand work on Sherry’s Christmas quilt.
Lois Ann’s magical finished quilt… looked over by Jesus.
Showing off the stars.
Cindy’s scrappy modern quilt.
Lois sorts patches.
Barbara’s dresden is perfectly placed.
Candle mat… it’s bigger than it looks.
Mickey and Minnie!
The gals of AQG.
Another angle
How you can help
What is Community Service?
Community service has packets laid out for quilting and binding.
Our Community Service Program is a year round, ongoing program. Members have a choice to take home materials for making a quilt, or you may use fabric from your own stash to make a quilt. You could help cut fabric for our blocks; sign up to make quilt deliveries, sew on bindings or even help us by quilting a quilt. We encourage each member of our Guild to get involved. There are several projects available for you to pick up on a monthly basis. Just come by the table at one of our meetings and choose a project to take home.
Different projects you may want to help us with:
- Making blocks for Block Party.
- Quilt tops assembled with backing and batting are also available each month. Take the quilt home, quilt it and return it to our table.
- Sewing bindings on quilts. Some of us like to bind and if that is your talent take an unbound quilt home and return it when finished.
- If you desire, you may also make a quilt from start to finish. It is your choice.
- Be sure and check out all of the new opportunities that we have available for you each month.
Community service committee meets nearly every Wednesday from 9:30am to 2pm at the Center Joint Unified School District Office. We sew, cut fabric and put quilts together. Everyone is welcome. Sometimes the location for our sew day changes but we always have advanced notification.
Contact Lois Ann Kellam.
Celebration Garden 2017-2018
2017-2018 Opportunity Quilt “Celebration Garden” Committee Chair- Lois Ann Kellam
Community Service total!
Hello everyone,
We had quite a successful 2019. We completed 271 quilts. Congratulations to everyone who helped make that happen. Now we have a new goal for 2020—that is to beat 271 quilts.
Community Service will be meeting every Wednesday from 9:30 am to 2 pm.
We are very excited to have a permanent place to meet and we will be meeting at
Center Joint Unified School District Office.
8408 Watt Avenue
Antelope, CA 95843
Conference room 6
(It is a portable building.)
Bring your lunch and join us.
Community Service quilts waiting to be finished
Beautiful quilts we give away!
Lois Ann and Barbara
Sandwiched quilts for Community Service ready for members to complete
Hard working community service leader, Lois Ann
Community service has packets laid out for quilting and binding.
32 new quilts this month
Stash waterfall…
The stash…
Ready to quilt packages with tops, batting and backing await volunteers from the group.
Craftsy class you may enjoy: Finishing techniques
Hello all, thought I would suggest something you might be interested in doing in the new year: taking a Craftsy class on bindings and borders to finish off your quilts in style. I have already signed up.
Go to Craftsy.com at this URL:
https://www.craftsy.com/quilting/classes/finishing-school-edges-bindings/35419
Finishing School: Edges & Bindings with Mimi Dietrich
Master Calendar – August
General Meeting Activity: Jane Haworth “Journey of a Quilt Artist”
Sat. 13th: Doris Hardy/Cloth Bowls and Thelma Olsen/Fabric and net bag
Fri. 19th: Floozies
Mon. 29th: Board Meeting
Master Calendar – July
General Meeting activity: TBA on 12 July
Sat. 9th: Sew day for everyone
Wed. 13th: NCQC meet the teachers
Fri. 15th: Floozies
Mon. 25th: Board Meeting
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