UVQG
Nov 13, 2024
Quilt Challenge
& Book Sale
1:05 - 3:00
Orem Senior Center
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IMPORTANT CALENDAR REMINDERS
June and November meetings in 2024 will be held on the Second Wednesday of the month!
{Due to conflicts with Juneteenth holiday and Fall Retreat}
- Wed, June 12th
- Wed, Nov 13th
Mark your calendars so you don't miss out.
UVQG Board 2025
Looking for volunteers to serve on our board, in positions that include:
- President Elect
- Treasurer
- Fall Retreat Chair (same venue)
- July Fair
- Program Co-chair
November 2024
UVQG Guild Meeting
Quilt Challenge, Book Sale, New Board, Refreshments
Wed, Nov 13th
Orem Senior Friendship Center
*Book Sale- starts about 1:05 pm
*Challenge Quilts "Paper Piecing" Set up between 1 and 1:25 pm.
*Meeting will not begin at 1:30 as this will be time to view quilts and choose your favorite.
*Show and Tell
*New Board
*Refreshments
(No meeting in December)
Notes from Kim McCloskey:
It’s hard to believe that November is already here. Time for our final guild meeting of the year and for our annual Fall retreat. For our guild meeting, we will be showing off our paper-pieced challenge quilts. I hope you have been working on yours because I’m always inspired by what I see at the challenge shows. There is still time to finish the details. We will also be having our annual book sale at the guild meeting. It’s a great time to build your library of quilting books while donating to the UVQG library to help it continue to grow. Honestly, the library is one of my favorite perks of being a member of this guild.
As this is my last message as president, I would like to thank everyone who has been a part of this guild in 2024. I am so grateful to those who stepped up to help out when I couldn’t be there or when we just needed an extra hand. I am so grateful for those who created beautiful quilts that inspired me to work with more intent on my own quilts. I am also grateful to those who have been examples of grace and kindness and leadership. I have learned a great deal from your friendship and love.
Lucy Maud Montgomery, best known for her classic novel, Anne of Green Gables, was also a poet who penned these words:
Gratitude
I thank thee, friend, for the beautiful thought
That in words well chosen thou gavest to me,
Deep in the life of my soul it has wrought
With its rare essence to ever imbue me …
Thank you, my friends, for the beautiful thoughts that you have given me. May you always create beauty in your life.
2024 UVQG Retreat
November 20-23, 2024
We Are Family
I got all my SISTERS with me.
* The cost will be $80/person higher than last year
(due to increase in hotel/food costs, noted)
* The registration form will be available in the March Patchwords and on the guild website.
* Be sure your membership is current.
* Register by MAIL -send your form and at least 50% of payment. Remaining payment due July 1st.
Trish, Davidene and their committee look forward to carrying on the tradition of fun in 2024.
FULL - Contact Trish to be added to waitlist
2024 Challenge
Paper Pieced Quilts
UVQG Challenge for 2024 is Paper Pieced Quilts
Learn a new technique this year!
Make a quilt 12 x 12 or larger that is finished with quilting and binding.
Show finished quilts at the November guild meeting, November 13th.
If you have any questions please reach out to Machelle Preston 801-362-6988.
This month's idea:
cow-block1.pdf (piecemealquilts.com)
July Fair
Wed, July 17, 2024
9:30 am to 3:30 pm
The Red Barn
2583 Main Canyon Rd, Wallsburg
(only 13 minutes from mouth of Provo Canyon)
NEW Class list posted
Vendor List / Food truck
Quilt Display, Quilt Classes, Vendors Mall, Garage Sale, Door Prizes, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Food Truck, Hand Work Area
Volunteers Wanted!
- display a quilt at the fair
- donate food for the bake sale
- spend an hour helping with the garage sale
- donate an item for the silent auction - can be as simple as a few fat quarters tied with a ribbon
Sign up at the June 12th guild meeting or contact Karin at 801.616.9229
Garage Sale
Just a note to thank all those who provided such beautiful fabrics for the garage sale at the July Fair. You will be amazed at the wonderful bargains, so come replenish your stash. I am not accepting any more donations as my garage is completely full! THANK YOU!
Hand Work Area
In addition to quilt show, vendors, free classes, bake sale, garage sale, etc...
Please come and stitch under the Big Tree by the Pond. Knit, Crochet, Applique, or Cross Stitch. Karen will provide some cool lemonade.
THANK YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK!!
Service
Giving Update - Nov 2024
149 quilts
25 fleece blankets
8 flannel receiving blankets
399 soft balls
63 bears
Total: 644 Items
Service Q & A
Q: Where do you get the fabric for all the service projects?
A: So far almost all the fabric has come from donations from guild and community members. I did use some
budget money to buy a bolt of a constant fabric to make some “I Spy” quilts. Most fabric comes from members
like you cleaning out your closets and making room for new treasures. I can use flannel, polar fleece and
cotton quilting fabric.
Q: Can I make a quilt top for charity and turn it in?
A: YES! Certainly. If you have tops in your stash, turn them in and we will find a way to finish it up and give
your quilt the perfect home.
Q: I want to make a quilt for charity but I can’t afford to pay for machine quilting.
A: Go ahead and finish as much as you can. We have several members who will quilt charity tops for us. If
you want to do the binding yourself, be sure to attach a note to the quilt so I can get it back to you.
Service questions? Email Sarah.Yorgason@gmail.com
March Service Day 2024- by the numbers:
● 65 people attending
● 32 quilts enveloped
● 80 bears made
● 8 quilt tops sewn
● 14 pizzas eaten
● 13 door prizes awarded
Service Bee
"Many Hands" Calendar
***2024 Added Dates***
This group is a support for the guild's mission statement of providing service. The name evokes the true adage "Many hands make light work."
Sarah Yorgason will be heading this group. Meeting dates will vary from month to month, while the location and activity varies as well. You might be cutting fabric scraps or donations or putting together charity quilt kits. So look at the activities each month to find the ones that fit your schedule and preferred activity.
Oct 7 Mon / 10:30 am -2:30 pm
Dave's Bernina
2017 N 550 W, Provo
I spy quilt tops, Prepping for retreat service project (bring sewing machine)
Oct 26 Sat / 10:00 am -3:00 pm
Sarah's house
249 E 3140 N, Provo
quilting bee, tying baby quilts
^^pumpkin potluck + soup^^
Nov 20-23
Fall Retreat @ Zermatt
Members at the retreat can choose to help with a guild service project
Mar 19, 2025 Wed /
Provo
Guild Service Day - Save the Date
LIBRARY NOTES
Check your newsletter to see photos of the newest additions to our library.
We have several books on paper piecing if you are looking for a pattern for this year's challenge!
Cell Phone Etiquette
Please turn your cell phones off or put on vibrate during our guild meetings. If it must be on and it could bother others, use the “silent” mode and move away to talk.