Nimble Thimbles Quilt Guild Newsletter Volume 31, Issue 2, February 2, 2018 The Guild With Heart The next meeting will be on Monday, February 12, 2018, 7:00 P.M. at Messiah Lutheran Church (in the gym) in Mauldin, South Carolina. FROM THE PRESIDENT: Hello Quilters, Reinvigorating Nimble Thimbles in 2018 Seems January is a tough month to have a meeting always a snow day. I think we need to reevaluate our policy on canceling a meeting. We are now going into February - Valentine s Day and Mardi Gras, a festive month. We are a month behind on getting our guild moving so please be ready to volunteer on a committee. 2018 will have new ideas, techniques and workshops to look forward to. We need the following Committee Leaders: Hospitality, Quilt Show, Library, Guild Sales, Opportunity Quilt, Education Minute. If I ve missed anything, please let me know. Still learning this position. Thanks. NEW CHAIRS: Quilt Shop Ambassador-This is a new position, which will involve keeping the guild up-to-date on what is going on with local quilt shops their classes, sales items, etc. We need to support our quilt shops and they will continue to be there for us. Big Sister (a monthly volunteer position) welcome and sit with guests to make them feel comfortable, answer their questions and motivate them to want to join us. Our membership in the last few years has decreased by 50%. I look forward to our New Year. Please be ready to volunteer on a committee at February s meeting. I m open to suggestions, education, and fun ideas for 2018. This is your Guild, let s make it great. Rose Mary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NIMBLE THIMBLES QUILT GUILD OFFICERS - 2018 President Rose Mary Brytus Vice-President Debbie Fenton Secretary Elizabeth Benton Treasurer Jean Andersen Newsletter Editor Ruth Bartholomew Webmaster Gloria Taliaferro VICE-PRESIDENT REPORT 2018 programs This year we have some exciting speakers scheduled. I hope you will want to attend all the meetings and invite new people to attend. Unfortunately, because our January meeting was cancelled we were unable to host Teresa Coolidge to speak on Going Batty. February 12- Information Fair - Please let Rose Mary or myself know if you are willing to lead a committee or activity so we can schedule you to say a few words at the February meeting. Member Trunk Show Please bring a quilt or project that you want to brag about or is special to you in some way. We have so much talent in our guild, please take this opportunity to share your talent with us. Information forms will be available at the meeting. Make & Take Goodwill Flags-We will make 9 x 12 inspirational flags. March 12 - Jill McCloy-from Colorado Springs; she is taking a side trip from the Sewing Expo in Atlanta March 8-10 to be our speaker. April 9 - Paige Alexander- What Makes It Modern? May 14 - Joyce Walton- A Trunk Show-My Journey of Quilting June 11 - Daune Walker- Spiderweb-Trunk Show-Teacher QSC July 9 - Social- Bring blocks for QOV and Habitat August 13 - Janice Pope- Blank Quilting- Trunk Show ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` HOSPITALITY Refreshments for January will be provided Jean Andersen, Evelyn Kellogg and Joyce Bohan. Also, remember that the funds raised by the dollar door prize help to offset the rental of our meeting space. Thank you for your contributions last year. If you would like to donate a gift for a door prize please let me know or bring it to this month s meeting See you in February! Jean Andersen, Acting Hospitality Chairman Snacks are always appreciated and enjoyed! You can bring anything, anytime! Suggestions: fruit, vegetables, cheese/crackers, salty, sweet snacks, cookies, brownies, drinks.
TREASURER S REPORT Beginning balance $11,758.79 Income Dollar Door Prize 30.00 Interest 0.09 Total income 30.09 Expenses 2017 December Social $30.74 Speaker for March 2018 85.00 Total expenses $115.74 Savings CD Balance @ 0.1% $2,186.69 Renew date: 11/24/2018 Memorials Mary Isbell Memorial Fund $721.11 (Interest earned @ 0.01% = 0.01) Ending Balance $721.12 Ending balance $11,673.14 UFO Busters Quilt Bee Meets on the Tuesday - 8 days after Nimble Thimbles, 7:00-9:00pm. We rotate the meeting in the homes of our members. This is a group that is open to all Nimble Thimble members old and new. Generally, it is a BYOP, hand work or machines may be brought. Any questions call: Patti Stonitsch 864 315-8448 Joan Derylak 864 238-7804 Respectfully Submitted by Jean Andersen $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Second Saturday Bee The next meeting of the Second Saturday Bee group will be on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Standing Springs Baptist Church in Simpsonville from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. It is bring your own project. Several group members have been working on Deb Heatherly s mystery quilt. We re looking forward to seeing the reveal of this mystery. If you want to knit, crochet, or work on embroidery or cross stitch you are welcome to join us. You can stay for a little while or stay all day. We just need to know if you are planning to attend. If you plan to stay all day bring your lunch, beverages, and/or snacks. There is a small kitchen area with a refrigerator and a microwave for our use. This group is open to family, friends, and guild members. If you have questions please contact Becki Kauffman or Yvonne Stiefel. February Birthdays Happy Birthday Friends! 1 Doris Waldrop 2 Kathleen Butler 11 Dot Mewing If you have a February birthday and it is not listed here, I apologize for the omission. RB 2
QUILTS OF VALOR Thank you for all you do. --Helen Hinkle For more information about Quilts of Valor check out http://www.qovf.org There are free patterns available as well as information how to nominate a veteran for a quilt. ROUND ROBIN - PICK A THEME UPDATE We met at Pam Nugent's house on Jan. 20 to exchange the boxes that we had been working on since last year. There were 9 of us in the Round Robin: Shelia Chandler, Susan Perham, Ruth Rembis, Gloria Taliafero, Donna Zellmer, Joyce Bohan, Mona Turner, Pam Nugent and Ruth Bartholomew. Each person chose a theme. Then, each month, each person in the group made a block to match the theme. Themes included Christmas, Halloween, travel, Texas, sewing, birds, colors yellow and gray. It definitely stretched our abilities and imagination! I loved seeing all the blocks that were made. We decided to bring them to the February meeting to share with the rest of the guild. Hope to see you there! - Mona Turner HABITAT FOR HUMANITY QUILTS Philanthropy The home dedication held in January was rainy, but we were inside the home warm and dry. It was a little crowded, but it was good to have such a large group of people there for the dedication. Photos were posted on the FaceBook page for Nimble Thimbles Quilt Guild. Four quilts were given to the family (one for dad and three for the children.) Thank you again to all who make it possible for us to give quilts to the family members. The quilts are a big part of making their house a home. Remember that you do not have to do all the work from start to finish unless that is your preference. You can make blocks, take a stack of blocks and sew them into a top, take a finished top and do the quilting, and/or sew the binding on a finished top. If you need fabric check with Becky because some donated fabric is available for Habitat quilts. There are also kits prepared if you d like to take a kit and complete the quilt top. There are home builds in progress but no dedications scheduled for February at this time. Thank you for your support of quilts for Habitat for Humanity. We couldn t do this without your support. Becky Schwartz Yvonne Stiefel.##### LIBRARY NEWS ###### Have you ever wanted to be a librarian? Our guild needs a librarian to manage our library! This could be your chance! Our guild has an excellent library of quilt books for check out. Take time to see what is available. 3
Internet Connections Remember to check our internet connections for updated news/information about guild activities. http://www.ntquiltguild.com We are also on Facebook. Please like our page. Take a look at: http://www.stitchintherapy.blogspot.com by Debbie Clarke Reminder: Wear your nametag at the meeting. Members and guests sign in and get your ticket(s) for the drawings. Take time to look at the guild library and check out and/or return books. The ads for the newsletter are $25 per quarter for a business card size ad or $75 if paid for the year. 12 issues of the newsletter. Articles and information for the August 2017 issue of the newsletter should be sent to Ruth Bartholomew on or before Friday, February 16, third Friday of the month. Commented [R1]: 4
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