November Meeting on Thursday November 3rd

We'll be back at Las Colchas this Thursday, November 3rd at 7:00pm for our last official meeting of the year. (December's meeting is a party at Rosario's)

The topic this month is a market report presented by Anna Veach about the newest trends and styles at quilt market, a trade only show for shop owners.

Don't forget to bring your block of the month Wonky Chevron blocks AND any remaining Habitat challenge blocks you may have. (Or if you didn't complete the challenge please bring the fabric)

See you there!

October Meeting on Thursday

Thursday's meeting should be loads of fun, don't forget about the DIFFERENT location for this meeting is at Cat's Meow Quilt Shop! (Details in right sidebar)

There is still time to join the Solids FQ Swap. See the Block of the Month tab for more information.

Bring your sew and tell (can be a work in progress or finished project)

Bring your finished Habitat Challenge blocks too!

And don't forget your camera.

September Sew-in Cancelled!

Anna is going to be at a family reunion this weekend, so the sew-in scheduled for Saturday the 17th is cancelled, but instead we have two fun trips to offer Guild members.

1) Road Trip to Vali and Kim's Quilt shop in Dripping Springs, Saturday Sept 17, meet at 9:00am or 11:45am

Check the Facebook page for the event invitation and Eileen's contact information to RSVP and coordinate the car pool/meeting location

Liz has offered to take another group at 11:45am if that works better for you.


2) Greater San Antonio Quilt Guild Quilt Show @ Live Oak Civic Center, Saturday Sept 17th, meet at 2:00pm at the door

Check the Facebook page for the event invitation and Allison's contact info if you want to car pool

All personal contact info was e-mailed on Wednesday, so be sure to check your SPAM boxes in case you'd like to call about the events. If you didn't receive the newletter and would like to be added to the list OR you have other questions, please e-mail Anna Looking forward to a fun weekend of fabric and quilts!

Blankets for Bastrop Outreach

Recently, our guild treasurer, Liz, was personally effected by the Bastrop wildfires when her parents were forced to evacuate the area. (Bastrop is roughly an hour outside of San Antonio) She reached out to our guild to help with completing quilts tops and getting them quilted to donate to the New Braunfels chapter of Project Linus which was collecting quilts for the Bastrop shelters. Another member of our guild, Danielle, who has a long arm quilting machine, immediately organized a quilting day at her home through e-mail and our Facebook page. (see her post about it here) The result (so far) was these amazing quilts being finished and ready to donate! Some were collected from the Project Linus group, tops and backs for them to quilt, the others were donated from the chapter members. Danielle has planned another Blankets for Bastrop quilting day on Tuesday September 20th. It's truly satisfying to know that our group can organize so quickly and be able to help in such a tangible way.

You can also drop off quilt tops (with backings please), donated batting, or finished crib or baby quilts to any of the following shops:

Crafty Girls Workshop
1100 Broadway
SAT 78215
210-861-1046
between 10am and 6pm Mon-Sat

Las Colchas Quilt Shop
110 Ogden
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-223-2405
During shop hours

The Cats Meow Quilt Shop
5890 De Zavala Ste 103
San Antonio, TX 78249
210-561-8185
During shop hours

If you'd like more information about helping with the Project Linus Blankets for Bastrop effort, please leave a comment here and let us know!

Also don't forget to join our Facebook Group if you're interested in our guild. It's the best place to get the most current information about guild meetings, outings and projects.

August Meeting

When: Thursday August 4, 2011
Where: 110 Ogden, Las Colchas Quilt Shop
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

Program: The Guild Gets Knotty! Let's learn about incorporating French knots into our quilts.

Regular monthly activities:
Sew-cializing
Sew and Tell (bring a project to share or info to announce)
Block of the Month (show off any progress made on last month's charter member banners, new block for August)