‘Bright Star’ 2022 Raffle Quilt to benefit Friends of Karen

Check your mailbox for your packet of 5 books of raffle tickets.

Ticket stubs and a check can be mailed back to me, Dee Plouffe, 280A Heritage Hills, Somers, 10589 or if you like to pay by credit card, I will gladly fill out the ticket stubs for you.  Additional books can also be mailed to you.

Thank you for your support and for returning your ticket stubs ASAP.
Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Remember you can pay anytime for raffle tickets or request more tickets online by clicking HERE.

Comfort Quilts

Jody Sullivan, our co-president, delivered 38 Comfort Quilts to the WMC Children’s Behavioral Center in December.  This sizeable donation was made possible by our great group of Comfort Quilters…thanks to all and especially Karen Carlson and Carol Auer for making CQ “better together”.

All members are welcome.  Last minute cancellations do happen so if in doubt or coming for the first time please check.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Anticipated Schedule for Jan-Jun 2022: (*non-standard dates, Wednesday time 10-2))
January 19,
* February 2 & 26 (1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday)
* March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15

CQ December Quilts

Comfort Quilt kit made by Pooa Bloomberg

Comfort Quilts yearly Holiday Party was a complete success.  Our Christmas White Elephant mascot “Dolly” reappeared and was cheered by all!  The cookie exchange was a treat to bring home and enjoy.

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

IMPROV POP UP – Offered by members of the Improv SIG

– What if – and then what?
– Dancing with the Wall

During this two-part workshop, members of the NSQG Improv group will share their journeys into the world of improv quilting; and the techniques, strategies and technical tricks they use to create improv pieces.

Week 1 – Saturday, January 15th – 11:00-12:30 pm.

• Individual members of the group will talk about their approach to improv and share examples of their work.
• Members will demonstrate some of the techniques used in improv, inserting slivers, curved piecing, creating/building a pallet, using a challenge or inspiration to get started, pressing, etc.
• Q & A What questions do you have about improv quilting?

• Demonstrations of additional techniques
• Hands-on Sewing time.  Everyone will have time to create a small improvisational piece based on an open-ended challenge.  We will talk about the challenge at the end of Week 1.

Visit our website (click HERE) for details and schedules on our lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Sew Many Triangles – David Sirota – Jan 19, 2022, 9am-3pm, Online via Zoom

*** The signup procedure for this workshop is a bit different then usual ***

 Happy New Year!!

Our first in person meeting in December was great.  We had a good time chatting and catching up.  The treats were tasty thanks to Hospitality and we played some fun games.

Sadly, despite all of Narci’s efforts, Super Saturday for February 2022, will simply not be possible.  COVID and its variants have made us all do a double take.  As much as we all wanted this to happen, our focus must be to stay the course and keep our membership healthy and safe.

Hopefully, these new surges will run their course and by March we will be able to meet in person.  Our next in person meeting is scheduled for:  Wednesday – March 16, 2022.  We will be collecting the Challenge Quilts:  Put a Heart on It.  I hope this extra time has given more of you a chance to participate.  If you haven’t made one yet, get stichin!  You have plenty of time.  The evening’s speaker is our very own Mary Cannizzaro.  Mary is uber talented and never fails to please.  If we cannot meet in person, we will make other arrangements to collect the quilts.

We have a special request.  In order to plan for a display of the Challenge Quilts at our Show, we would like to see a show of hands from those of you who plan to participate.  Higher please.  Just kidding!  Since we can’t see your hands, kindly tickle the keys and send us an email.  We realize that this is a snap shot of a moving picture.  So, let us know if you have made one, if you are thinking of making one or can be persuaded into making one.  We would rather have more space to work with than less.  We need to Lisa know ASAP.  Thank you.

Lastly, mark your calendars again, as we will be voting on the Challenge at our April meeting:  Wednesday – April 6, 2022.  You don’t want to miss the opportunity to see these quilts up close and personal and vote for your favorite.

As always, any ??? just ask.

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Comfort Quilts

Save the date…Comfort Quilts Holiday Gathering is Wednesday December 15^th from 10 to noonish, at the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps.  Share in our cookie swap and our famous White Elephant gift exchange.  Contact Karen Carlson or Carol Auer for further information.

 All members are welcome.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Anticipated Schedule for Jan-Jun 2022:
January 5 & 19,
*February 2 & 26 (1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday, simplified CQ meeting open to all interested guild members,details later)
*March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20
May 4 & 18
June 1 & 15

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star” – Charity Recipient Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

The 2022 Raffle Quilt , “ Bright Star”, will be on display at our Holiday Guild meeting on Thursday, December 9^th.
Please pick up your raffle ticket packet at the sign in desk….and don’t forget to pick up your friends packets too!
Remember you can pay for tickets online, click HERE.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

Visit our website (click HERE) for details and schedules on our lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Sew Many Triangles – David Sirota – Jan 19, 2022

9am-3pm
Online via Zoom

*** The signup procedure for this workshop is a bit different then usual ***

We look forward to welcoming you back to live meetings!

Membership stands at 174. Please welcome our newest member, Christine Economos of New York, NY.
If you haven’t registered for 2021-2022, you will have a chance to do so at the live meeting in December.

REMINDER – Pick up your print copy of the NSQG Membership Directory 2021-2022 at the sign in table.

Happy Holidays to all!
Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Some Shopping and Visiting

Comfort Quilts Summer Project ‘Mad about Plaid (and White)’

It was a perfect day to come together.  Members enjoyed the company of fellow quilters as well as treating themselves to a few fun purchases which raised close to $1400 from the Comfort Quilts Boutique Kits Sale and Summer Raffle and the Library Book Sale.

The Help Doctor

Quilt Kits for Sale

Spin the Wheel to win a prize!

Art Lovers SIG Display

Improv SIG Display

Hello Everyone!

As always, it was fun seeing everyone again at our October meeting.  Some of you got to continue the fun by attending the workshop the next day.  Good for you.

It was also nice to see those of you who were able to attend the in person Fall Social at NSVAC on October 9th.  We had an awesome day.  And, Mother Nature did in fact cooperate and for that were are grateful!

Please note the following changes:

First, December we will in fact be able to have our first in person meeting at Kennedy.  Hooooray!  Please remember to mark your calendars for the date change:  Thursday – December 9, 2021.  Since this will be our first in person meeting, we have decided to keep it light and easy so we can all chat and catch up.  Treats will be enjoyed while we play some fun games with the chance to win some great prizes.

Second, mark your calendars for our next in person meeting which will be: Wednesday – March 16, 2022.  We will be collecting the Challenge Quilts:  Put a Heart on It.  This change was made to make the collection of the quilts much easier for everyone and as an added bonus, you get some extra time!  If you haven’t made one yet, get stichin!  If you have made one, great!  Now, make another one!  Just kidding!!  Our program that evening will be presented by our very own, Mary Cannizzaro.  Mary is uber talented and never fails to please.

Third, mark your calendars again, as we will be voting on the Challenge at our April meeting:  Wednesday – April 6, 2022.  You don’t want to miss the opportunity to see these quilts up close and personal and vote for your favorite.

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Improv SIG group members (L to R): Ashley, Dee, Margaret, Rona, Jody, Meg, Pooa

This month several members of the Improv SIG took a Field Trip to the C.H.Booth Library in Newtown, Connecticut to see two gallery exhibits. Of special interest to us was the FANE Fibre Art & Quilt Exhibit because many of the art quilts and works on panel boards were done by NSQG members. Congratulations artists! We loved this exhibition and were happy to see your wonderful pieces!

Comfort Quilts

CQ October Distributions

Right now the upcoming CQ meeting dates at NSVAC are Wednesdays, 10am-2pm – Nov. 3 & 17, and Dec. 1 & 15.  Vaccination required, no lunch table setup, eating either outside or at your table spot is fine.

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make any charity quilt requests or to make any fabric donations.

Narci Medina, quilt made by Carolyn Salon

Harlan Sexton, quilt made by Brenda Strauss

April Russel, quilt made by Althea Nolan

Our Fall Social was fun for all!  The Comfort Quilts Summer Project, ‘Mad about Plaid’ raffle raised over $300 so three quilts raffled – three winners!

Congratulations to the winners and the makers.
Our Boutique Quilt Kits were also a big seller.
Thank you to Carol Auer and Karen Carlson for keeping Comfort Quilts a big part of our Guild.

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star” – Charity Recipient Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

BRIGHT STAR was on display at the Fall Social and was admired by all.  All ticket proceeds will go to the charity, Friends of Karen, of North Salem N.Y. Thank you to the Guild members who helped in the making of this beautiful quilt.

Blocks by Alice Dokken, completed by Karen Carlson

Christmas quilt by Patricia Loquet

Two Comfort Quilts were donated to Kennedy Catholic for their Holiday Fundraiser and Silent Auction on December 4th.  Check it out!

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

UPCOMING

Sarah Nishiura (online) November 16th will lecture on “Home”. Her workshop date will be later, Wednesday December 1^{st,  “}Deconstructing Design”.

Click HERE  for more details on the lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Online via Zoom

Beginning with an examination of some well-known quilt patterns, and moving through a series of hands-on design exercises, this workshop will introduce students to fundamentals of geometric quilt design, offer practical advice on ways to approach design, and also include exercises to help students develop their own designing voice. Rather than sewing with fabric, students in this workshop will work with paper and glue, and brainstorm on graph paper to develop a well realized, self-designed pattern that is ready to be sewn.  Recognizing that no two quilters are the same, Sarah will share the process she uses to design her quilts, while encouraging students to find their own way.

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The cost of a one day workshop is $50.00 for NSQG members, non-members are welcome (based on availability) for a fee of $70.  The cost for a two day workshop varies, check specific workshop information for details.

All workshop sign-ups are subject to availability, no refunds unless workshop is cancelled or overfilled.

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Please be sure your NSQG membership is up-to-date (you can renew here) before registering as a member for a workshop.

• To signup and pay via credit card: click here.
• To signup and pay by check:  email programs@northernstarquilters.com with your workshop choice and mail your check (payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild):  Kathy Tuttle, 9 Coventry Circle, Mahopac, NY  10541.
  

Class confirmation and supply list will be emailed when payment is received.

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com, with any questions.

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North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps
14 Daniel Road, North Salem, NY
Saturday, October 9th, 10am-1pm
Vaccination required – Covid-19  guidelines to be followed

• Quilt Display by Comfort Quilts – Summer Project ‘Mad about Plaid’
  with Winner’s Choice Raffle
• Quilt Display – 2022 Raffle Quilt
• Quilt Display by Art Lovers SIG
• Quilt Display by imProv SIG
• Spin the Wheel – Surprise Prizes !!!
• Membership Renewal
• Directory Photos
• Workshop Information and Sign-ups
• Boutique Quilt Kits for Sale
• Fill a ‘Bag of Books’   (sorry, no new donations)
• The Doctor is In – Quilting Questions Help Table
• Gathering Areas to Visit with Fellow Members

• Bring your own bags
• Wear your name tags
• Have exact change or checks

***In case of inclement weather we will send an email rescheduling to a rain date or cancelling.
If in doubt, check your emails before heading out or contact us**

COMING WORKSHOPS

Julia McLeod (online) October 19th and 20th will lecture on “Everything But Cotton” with a next day workshop “Starting with Silk”.

Sarah Nishiura (online) November 16th will lecture on “Home”. Her workshop date will be later, Wednesday December 1^{st,  “}Deconstructing Design”.

Click HERE  for more details on the lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

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Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.

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Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.   Workshops are not recorded.

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October Workshop Description

Comfort Quilts

Quilts from September’s CQ meeting

Right now the upcoming CQ meeting dates at NSVAC are Wednesdays, 10am-2pm – Oct. 6 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17, and Dec. 1 & 15.  Vaccination required, no lunch table setup, eating either outside or at your table spot is fine.

At our Fall Social, Comfort Quilters will display their Summer Project quilts, “Mad About Plaid”.  There will be a mini raffle for one or more quilts.  Boutique Quilt Kits will also be for sale.

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make any charity quilt requests or to make any fabric donations.

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star”

Pre-selling raffle tickets for BRIGHT STAR, our NSQG raffle quilt, at the Fall Festival at Somers Rehabilitation & Nursing Center.

Come see our beautiful 2022 Raffle Quilt, BRIGHT STAR at NSQG’s Fall Social, Oct 9th. This year’s quilt was coordinated by Judy Gignesi and a group of Guild members. Thank you Angela Vertucci, for your beautiful job of quilting.  Raffle tickets will be distributed at our December Guild meeting or mailed. This year’s charity recipient is Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

From Jennifer Larrabee:
You may remember that last year, I had asked members who were making masks, to donate a quilt square made from mask scraps, and I created a quilt that represented 45 mask-makers from 17 different states.  The quilt hung at the ArtsWestchester gallery show “Together ApART: Creating during Covid”.  The next chapter in the story is that over Labor Day Weekend, I sold the quilt.  Today, I presented a check for the full sales price of the quilt ($1000) to CHHOP (Caring for the Hungry and Homeless of Peekskill)  I’d like to thank everyone in NSQG who helped by donating a square, and especially to Rosemary DePaola, who quilted it for me.

Greetings to all!

Autumn is upon us which means that it’s time for you to renew your membership, if you haven’t already done so.
October 31^st is the deadline to be included in the hard copy of the Membership Directory.

Dues are $45.
The links for a registration form and payment are below, just pick and click.

Renew by credit card
or
Renew by check and mail

Updates

As of September 29th, 141 people have renewed their membership for 2021-2022. This means there are more than 45 people who have not yet renewed.  We hope you will take a moment to remind your friends to send in their dues!

Please welcome our newest member, Rosheen Taylor of Millwood, NY

A drawing was held at the September meeting which included the names of all of those members who renewed their membership by Sept. 1^st.   A $50. voucher toward an NSQG workshop was won by Barbara Oudheusden and Caroline Naddeo.  Congratulations!

Guild Photo Project Update

More than half of you have emailed your photos to us for inclusion in the Membership Directory. I hope those members who have not yet participated in this project to connect names with faces will consider doing so in the coming month. There will be a membership table at the Fall Social on October 9^th, and Joanne Visovsky will be there to take pictures of those of you who are interested.  If you would prefer to send us your photo, email it to: membership@northernstarquilters.com

Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

Happy Fall Everyone!

It was great seeing everyone again last month.  We look forward to seeing everyone who can attend our in person Fall Social at NSVAC on October 9th.  We have some fun activities planned.  Please reach out to Mother Nature and request her cooperation in providing great weather on that day 🙂

The Global Quilt Connection All Star Sampler Platter Event took place this past weekend.  The guild-wide subscription provided us all with a great opportunity to tune in and watch some great instructors and preview their classes. We hope you were able to take advantage and enjoy this amazing event.

The format of our December meeting is still being determined but we will be providing some holiday fun no matter where and when.

Lastly, we have some updated information regarding the SIG’s.  Diane Linker after hosting the Long Arm SIG has passed on the baton.  Thank you Diane for all of your past contributions.  And, Roni Gerhardt is offering a SIG “All things Lori Holt”.  Click HERE for updated details on all SIGs.

Happy Stitchin’,
April and Narci, activities@northernstarquilters.com

FREE BONUS WORKSHOP – Carolina Cuevas will be offering a free Zoom workshop on Saturday, September 11th,  2-4 pm.  You will learn to make dyes and dye paste from organic and accessible materials to produce beautiful designs and patterns on fabric. Participants can watch Carolina go through the process or participate along with her in your kitchen.  Additional details to be emailed separately and a supply list will be sent to all participant’s after signing up for the workshop.

Sign up for the workshop with Kathy Tuttle – Kathytuttle9@gmail.com.  There is no fee for this workshop but please register beforehand if interested and membership must be current.

The Global Quilt Connection has scheduled another online All Star Sampler Platter for October 2nd and 3rd.  We will be registering the guild and sending current members more information and the Zoom sign in link when available.

COMING WORKSHOPS

Giucy Giuce (online) is our first meeting lecturer, Modern Quilt Photography via Zoom, September 21st.  His Zoom workshop is September 22.  The Vintage Quilt Revival is the topic of the workshop.  This is a great design opportunity if you are interested in designing and planning your quilt.

Julia McLeod (online) October 19th and  20th will lecture on “Everything But Cotton” with a next day workshop “Starting with Silk”.

Sarah Nishiura (online) November 16th will lecture on “Home”. Her workshop date will be later, Wednesday December 1^{st,  “}Deconstructing Design”.

Click HERE  for more details on the lectures and workshops or check our website, signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.

Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.   Workshops are not recorded.

Contact Kathy Tuttle, programs@northernstarquilters.com, with any questions.

September Workshop Description

Vintage Quilt Revival Workshop:  Giucy Giuce – September 22

What’s old is new again! Contemporary quilt designers are reaching back to vintage quilts to draw inspiration for their new quilt patterns. But how do you turn a dusty old quilt in the attic into a new and exciting design? Join Giuseppe Ribaudo from Giucy Giuce as he demonstrates how to deconstruct the elements of a vintage quilt and turn it into something new. Giuseppe will share his personal experience working with Mary Fons to redesign a vintage quilt for QuiltFolk magazine. He’ll then share his tips and tricks for dissecting old quilts of your own and give you the tools you need to design your own new quilt pattern!

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Comfort Quilts

Some Comfort Quilts from our August get-together

Comfort Quilters have been stitching away even though we have met infrequently!  We plan to continue with some in-person meetings thru the fall.  Right now the dates planned are Wednesdays, 10am-2pm – Sept. 22, Oct. 6 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17, and Dec. 1 & 15.  Vaccination required, masks still by personal choice, no lunch table setup, eating either outside or at your table spot is fine.

The NSQG Comfort Quilts’ distribution list, recorded by Pat Julian, in the past year has exceeded 507 quilts.  thanks to our wonderful group of Comfort Quilters who make these donations possible.  You can view the distribution summary Here.

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make any charity quilt requests or any fabric donations.

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star”

NSQG runs a yearly quilt raffle whose net proceeds benefit a not-for-profit charitable organization. This year’s recipient will be Friends of Karen. For 43 years, Friends of Karen’s mission is to provide emotional, financial and advocacy support for children with a life-threatening illness and their families in order to help keep them stable, functioning, and able to cope.

This year’s quilt, Bright Star, was coordinated by Judy Gignesi and a group of Guild members.  It was quilted by Angela Vertucci.  The quilt will be displayed at the September Zoom Guild meeting.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Dear members,

September brings the start of a new guild year and the 40^th anniversary of Northern Star’s first open meeting following its founding in May, 1981. We’ve come a long way from making sampler blocks using self-made plastic templates to producing increasingly sophisticated quilts in a variety of styles! This is a good time to stop and reflect upon all that the guild continues to offer us and to celebrate friendships that have been made along the way and continue to be made as we come together to learn, grow and share our knowledge and passion for quilting.

Membership Update –
As of now, 109 people have renewed their membership for 2021-2022, and we have 2 new members for a total of 111. Please welcome Shari Lanay of Chaska, Minnesota and Alona Harman of Carmel, NY.
92 people have sent in pictures for the NSQG Member Directory. If you would like your photo included, email it to:  www.membership@northernstarquilters.com

 If you haven’t done so, I invite you to renew your membership now. 

Dues are $45.
The links for a registration form and payment are below, just pick and click.

Renew by credit card
or
Renew by check and mail

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*Please note that if you are having difficulty registering online, it may be that you have already done so. There is a check in the system that prevents duplicate registrations.

*We will continue sending reminder notices to members who have NOT registered for 2021-2022.

See you in September!

Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

REMEMBER – the Guild always likes to reach out to members with a get-well or sympathy card when it would be welcome and to acknowledge donations and gifts with a letter of thanks.   Please let me know if there is a member in need of a little Sunshine or a note of appreciation.
Thank you,
Fran Jacobson, Secretary@northernstarquilters.com

Get a preview of next season’s lectures and workshops on the website and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.

Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.   Workshops are not recorded.

Elizabeth Eastmond
Criss Cross Quilt Workshop

Using a sashed four-patch and a Lattice block from the 1930s, this quilt makes up fun and fast, especially if using Layer Cake precuts. It’s also a good scrappy quilt, if kept to limited palette of colors.

June 16, 2021, 9am-3:30pm – online via Zoom

Followup one hour zoom – June 23, 2021, 10am

The cost of a workshop for NSQG members is $50.00, non-members are welcome (based on availability) for a fee of $70.

Class confirmation and supply list will be emailed when payment is received.

Questions can be sent to programs@northernstarquilters.com.

The Criss-Cross Quilt pattern is required;
a downloadable pdf may be purchased for $10 HERE or contacting programs@northernstarquilters.com.

Feel like just doing a whole bunch of sewing, without fussing with tricky patterns? Then this is the class for you! We make sashed four-patches, and slashed diagonals, mixing up the pieces to create a lively quilt.

The class will meet together for the first two hours (Synchronous Instruction), where we’ll trouble-shoot technology, get everyone set up to sew and to access the instructional videos.

The next ninety minutes are Asynchronous Learning, which allows students to sew and work at their own pace. It can also be a time for lunch break, but the focus is still on the workshop and its content. It can be a good time to review the class videos or download any class instruction sheets as well. This is roughly 11-12:30 p.m.We return for more Synchronous Instruction, addressing issues in late-stage construction, quilting ideas (if needed), and, if a lot of progress has been made, a group discussion where we talk about any challenges in the day’s work. This runs roughly 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Then solo-sewing by students on Zoom in the company of their guild friends. This has been quite popular as it allows for social interaction, sort of like a group sewing experiences. This end time block can be adjusted to individual Guild needs, but runs until to 3:30 p.m.

One Week Later:
10-11 am: Follow-up Class to show off your quilts! If you send me a photo the day before, I will put them into a Show and Share Slide Show which can then be forwarded to your Guild for their Online Guild Meeting.

Supply List:

• Purchase pdf pattern.
• In addition to the downloadable pattern, basic sewing supplies are all that are needed:
  sewing machine, fabric, rotary cutter/mat, larger square ruler (10 1/2 or similar), thread, needles, access to a computer or hand-held digital device (one per student), sense of humor, iron and ironing surface.

2021 Raffle Quilt –

Congratulations to SHORE/ ICARE…this years charity raffle raised $9000 and a check will be presented to them at our June Guild meeting. Thank you to everyone that sold tickets to support this great cause. Special thanks to Pins and Needles for sending their customers an email that resulted in additional sales.

Comfort Quilts

All members are welcome to contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com with any Comfort Quilt requests.

In addition to all our quilt making efforts, Comfort Quilters find ways to to help defray our expenses and support the guild by raising funds from excess items donated to us with quilt raffles, tag sales, fabric sales, and kit sales, .  Click for the latest summary since we started keeping track.   Good work all around, thank you!

There will be an outside Comfort Quilt quilt drop-off and distribution on June 9^th from 10:30 to 11:30 at NSVAC.  If you would like any batting or fabric, please let Karen Carlson or Carol Auer know ahead of time. You can also pick up the Summer Project, “Feelin’ Plaid All Over”

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com