Ready set sew

Make A Comfort Quilt Saturday was enjoyed by CQ ‘regulars’ and members new to Comfort Quilt meetings.

Kit of the Day Samples

Works in Progress

New friends were made  and old friends enjoyed being together again.
Watch for a Show and Tell of the quilts that were made this fun and productive day.

Everyone is welcome to attend CQ meetings at the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Meetings in March are Wednesday the 9^th and Wednesday the 23rd.

We are just about two months away from The World of Quilts XLI !

Saturday, April 30th, 10am-5pm (opens at 9am for guild members)
Sunday, May 1st, 10am-4pm

SUNY Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY

Our guest speaker is Jane Sassaman.
We have two exciting Invitational Exhibits – 40×40@40 and Leni Levenson Wiener.

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Our online information makes getting involved even easier – just use the following links.

• Quilt Registration is still open but don’t delay – spaces are limited – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_quilt_registration_form
• Raffle Tickets are for sale – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle
• Volunteers are needed, especially on Sunday – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/show_volunteers
  Volunteering for the show helps make it a success, gives you an opportunity to engage with other guild members (and have fun!), and gets you free admission to the show.   Please consider volunteering for more than just the minimum – your help is really needed!
• Advance Ticket Purchase saves money – nsqg.formstack.com/forms/showtickets
  Share the link with your friends and family who may attend and encourage them to pre-purchase their ticket.
•  Show Pins – Rona Spar will be selling our 2022 quilt show pins at the meeting. So remember, bring your $5 to buy a souvenir pin to support your Guild.  Be sure to wear it to the show!

Lisa Alfonzetti,  info@pinsandneedlesny.com.

Need help with your online access?  Bring your questions (and laptop or tablet if you want) to the meeting.

Pick up some suggestions on how you can help spread the word about our show.

We’re offering mini personal tutorials to help you find and share our show information on various online platforms .

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

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Debby Brown – Machine Quilting (2 sessions) – Saturday, March 26 – Zoom, click for more details and to register

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Heidi Parkes – Framed Quilt in a Day (2 days) – Tues-Wed, April 5 & 6 – In-person, click for more details and to register

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.

Hello to all!

Our second in-person meeting in two years is quickly approaching. We hope as many of you as possible will decide to come and renew your ties with your quilting friends and with the guild!  Our membership total has reached 178, the same number we had reached by the end 2021.  Please welcome returning members, Judy Jones and Linda Schoenfeld, and new member, Shannon Moraes.

Directory Photos – We hope you will join your fellow quilters in adding your photograph to the membership directory. This is a great way for people to get to know you! There’s no time like the present. Please consider sending your picture to us at membership@northernstarquilters.com for inclusion in this year’s online directory, if you have not yet done so.

Volunteers Needed- Due to a work conflict on Wednesday evenings, I will no longer be able to attend guild meetings. Joanne Visovsky has graciously agreed to fill in for me at the membership table for the remainder of this guild year. A few people have volunteered to help out, but she could use additional assistance with:
* greeting new members at the membership table
* introducing new members to the various activities that are taking place around the room
* taking a  member under your wing by hosting her/him at your table and introducing her to your friends
Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering by emailing us at membership@northernstarquilters.com.

Correction – Martha Buhl’s email address in the membership directory is incorrect. Please make note of the correct address:  marthahbuhl@gmail.com.

We wish you lots of time for quilting!  Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, contact membership@northernstarquilters.com

Raffle Quilt 2022

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Thank you to everyone who returned their paid ticket stubs in support of this years’ charity, Friends of Karen.  Remember you can also return your tickets at the March meeting.   Tickets can be purchased on line at https://nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle.  Purchase as many booklets as you like and I will fill our the stubs for you.

‘Bright Star’ is our Grand Prize, a queen size quilt made by members of the Guild and beautifully quilted by Angela Vertucci.  Our First Prize is a Bernina 475 Quilters Edition sewing machine worth $2,499.  Thank you Pins and Needles for this generous donation!

I am looking for a member who is willing and able to be the Raffle Quilt coordinator for our 2024 raffle quilt.  It is a very rewarding job and members are always willing to help.

Please contact me at charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Comfort Quilts

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.

Upcoming CQ Dates: (*non-standard dates, time 10-2)
*March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15
(All recommended vaccinations required.)

‘Make a Comfort Quilt’ Saturday

‘Bright Star’ 2022 Raffle Quilt

Raffle Quilt 2022

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Don’t forget to return your raffle stubs and check payable to Northern Star Quilters’ Guild, Ltd.
If you would like to pay by credit card  the link is  https://nsqg.formstack.com/forms/nsqg_charity_raffle.   I will gladly fill out your stubs.

This year’s quilt,  ‘Bright Star’, was coordinated Judy Gignesi and made by members of the guild.  It was quilted by Angela Vetucci.    A Bernina sewing machine, model #475 Quilters Edition , was donated by Pins and Needles of Mt. Kisco, NY for the First Prize.  Proceeds benefit this year’s charity, Friends of Karen.  Thanks for your support.

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

Comfort Quilts

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 Upcoming CQ Dates: (*non-standard dates, Wednesday time 10-2))

* February 26 (Saturday, pre-registration needed)
* March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20, May 4 & 18, June 1 & 15
(All recommended vaccinations required.)

Some of the Comfort Quilts collected

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 -Tami Drucker

Gentle Extensions – Tamar Drucker will demonstrate how to use uneven edges on a piece for a dramatic effect.
Saturday, Feb.19th from 11:00-12:30 pm.

Online via Zoom – Saturday Workshop

Debby Brown – Saturday, March 26, 9am-4pm (click to register)

Line ‘Em Up! (9-12)

Debby will show you step-by-step and stitch-by-stitch what you need to know to start machine quilting and teach several different patterns that can easily be stitched on your unfinished quilt tops.  Yes, you CAN machine quilt!

Take a Walk Around Your Quilt (1-4)

Stitching an edge-to-edge design on your quilt sounds easy, but where do you start?  And how do you keep from getting lost?  Debby will answer these questions while teaching you strategies for stitching various patterns over a quilt on a home sewing machine.  Bonus:  we’ll talk about FEATHERS!

For an example of my teaching style, check out this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9o2Q80z9dc&t=1s .    Visit DebbyBrownQuilts.Com for more information

Framed Quilt in a Day – Heidi Parkes (click to register)

Learn to hand piece a small patchwork, quilt it, and then stretch it on a frame like a painting.  This succinct workshop introduces the concepts of visible hand piecing and improv hand quilting in a clear and easy to complete way that will inspire students, and allow them to feel successful right away!  The two day class can feature a larger frame, and additional hand piecing techniques.

April 5 & 6, 2022 – This is a two day workshop, $125, limited to 16.

Time to register your quilts and signup for your volunteer job!

Reminder – Members have priority registration until February 15th, after that registration is open to all.

• Quilt Handling and Hanging: A 3-4 hour job which involves carrying and holding sometimes heavy quilts.
• Vendor Assistant: As the vendors arrive, “direct” them to their area and keep the flow organized and activity safe.
• Library Table: Set up tables, unload and sortbooks, magazines, and patterns.

• Admission Table:  Greet show guests, sell and verify entry tickets, put on colored wrist bands, and hand out Quilt Show Booklets.   Common questions are: Where are the bathrooms?  Where are the lectures and demonstrations? Sit down job
• Information and MembershipTable(s):  Provide information on show activities and the guild and answer questions from guests.  Guests may drop-off packages at this table.  Sit down job
• Raffle Tickets and Show Pins and Silent Auction Table(s): We sell about 1000 raffle tickets for charity.  Volunteers collect money for the tickets and answer questions about the charity. Volunteers will also help sell our current and vintage show pins and some special donated items.  Sit down job
• Library Table(s): Guests buy books, magazines, and patterns.  Volunteers collect money and keep books organized. Standing/sorting/ sitting job.
• Comfort Quilters Table(s): Guests buy quilt kits.  Volunteers collect money and keep kits organized. Sit down job
• Lecture Assistant:  Holding up speaker quilts and helping with any speaker sales. Standing/sitting job

• Quilts are removed in an orderly manner, folded and sorted on tables.
• Hanging drapes and pipes are collected, folded, and stored.
• Any other NSQG displays and sales areas are dismantled, collected, and stored.

‘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