Barbara M. is now taking deposits and registration forms for the 2022 Spring Retreat at Vina de Lestonnac, lovely known as The Nunnery, in Temecula for May 13-15th 2022. Please print and fill out the form and return it and either a deposit of $50 or the full amount of $315 to Barbara at the next guild meeting or feel free to mail it to her.
Please reach out to Barbara M. if you have any questions!
- Cassandra G.
In lieu of our regular December guild meeting, you are cordially invited to the Raincross Stitchmas Christmas taking place this coming Tuesday evening, December 14, at the Janet Goeske Center in Room D (just behind the information desk) and on Zoom at our normal time of 6pm.
We invite you to bring your own stitching to work on and well as the notions you may need to do so and if you have one, a battery operated light as lighting in Room D is a bit softer than in our regular room.
As a special treat, Barbara M. is making everyone who attends a small make and take project, so be sure to bring hand sewing needles, thread, and scissors (as well as a battery operated light if you have one) to participate.
In addition to enjoying this special Stitchmas, we will also have Show and Share, Block of the Month, and door prizes (thanks Chris K.!). While we will not be having a potluck, you may bring your own food to eat if you wish.
Hope to see you there!
P.S. If you would like to pay for your 2022 guild membership, please print and fill out the membership form and bring $25 dollars as Dawn M. will start accepting those next week at Stitchmas.
- Cassandra G.
Better late than never - it's guild meeting tonight! As a reminder, the Goeske Center is still requiring everyone to wear a mask covering their nose and mouth regardless of vaccination status while inside the facility.
For those of you who cannot attend in person or who may not feel comfortable attending in person, we are actively looking into broadcasting the guild meeting live via Zoom.
Here's your reminder list of things to bring:
P.S. Here's a video of Shelly N. giving her tips and trick tutorial on putting together a large applique block with blanket stitching for the BOM!
- Cassandra G.
Sorry for the late notice, but hey, better late than never!
Short and sweet, yes, we are meeting again in person tonight at the Janet Goeske Center. The door to our meeting room will open at 6pm. Please enter the Goeske Center through the main entrance and check in at the kiosk. The Goeske Center now requires everyone to wear a face mask at all times while in the facility.
Tonight is our Yard Sale, so please feel free to bring items to sell. Please remember that you MUST take home anything that you brought that does not sell.
See you at 6pm! And yes, we will be streaming the meeting via Zoom as well - Zoom meetings details will be available on the Facebook group or feel free to email the guild at raincrossqg @ gmail . com
- Cassandra G.
The Goeske Center has reopened, following the State of California guidelines, and has invited us to resume meeting in person on our normal night and time, and in the same room. They are requiring that all Goeske Center members and visitors enter through the main door and fill out a new registration form - we will not be able to enter through the side door we have used in the past. Please proceed to the main entrance and follow the instructions.
You can, if you like, drop by the Goeske Center before Tuesday and fill out the new registration form to speed up your entrance on Tuesday night. You can still use your existing barcode sign in card (if you have one) at the sign in kiosk, but regardless, everyone needs to fill in the new registration form. If you do not have an existing barcode sign in card, one will be given to you.
The door to our meeting room (from the internal hallway) will open at 6:00 pm, the meeting starts 6:30 pm, and the Center would like our meeting ended by 8:30 pm.
Following the State of California guidelines, vaccinated persons are not required to wear face coverings, although you are welcome to wear one if you wish.
If you still have not paid your 2021 guild membership or not picked up your Raincross Quilt Guild 2021 Fabric Challenge fabric, Dawn M. will be at the Raincross membership sign in desk when the doors open.
You are welcome to bring and enjoy your own snacks/meal/beverage (non-alcoholic) and we will look at renewing our normal potlucks at a future meeting.
For those of you who cannot attend in person or who may not feel comfortable attending in person, we are actively looking into broadcasting the guild meeting live, most likely via Zoom. Stay tuned!
Beyond just the joy of finally being together again, we're looking forward to our regular Show and Share, seeing our Christmas in July Challenge projects, buying tickets for this month's Mystery Box, and Angie's Treasure Boxes (for those who are unfamiliar, we're excited to tell you about it)!
Here's your reminder list of things to bring:
Please let us know if you have any questions and we can't wait to see you all Tuesday!
P.S. Here's that video of Andie B. giving her tips and trick tutorial on paper piecing to help us with our paper pieced BOM!
- Cassandra G.
Many thanks to guildmember Pam W. who asked me about this year's Christmas Mystery Block of the Month layout so that she could figure out her fabric placement. While I'm not going to give away the "mystery" part, I am quite proud of the blocks we're using because it allows for a lot of personal choice in how you layout the finished blocks. It should be make everyone's quilt unique!
The quilt is comprised of 11 blocks and has a finished sized (before you add any additional borders, etc) of 52" x 48". Those 11 blocks are one of four finished sizes:
Both A Blocks are 18" x 18" - these can be placed in your desired order
Block B is 12" x 30"
Block C is 10" x 48"
All of the D Blocks are 12" x 12" - these can be placed in any order
You can reorganize groups of blocks. For example, you can place 3 of the D Blocks above the A Blocks.
Block B can be ordered above one of the D Blocks - or below it. Block B and it's D Block can also be placed to the left to the grouping of 6 D Blocks and A Blocks.
Block C can be placed at the top, at the bottom, or depending on how the other groups of blocks are laid out, above a row of 4 D Blocks. The possibilities are endless!
My recommendation is to not worry about it too much right now. Once you have all of the blocks down, break out that design and start mixing around the blocks until you get a layout you like the best.
- Cassandra G.
Just a reminder that 2021 Raincross Quilt Guild members can pick up their 1/2 yard of 2021 Challenge Fabric tomorrow between 9am and Noon at Sandy S.'s house in Riverside. We will be checking off your names and the names of your fellow members for whom you are picking up their fabric. And you can still buy coordinating fabric from Easy Quilting Corner by stopping by the shop or online by searching for "raincross".
We will also have a few charity quilt kits available if you'd like to pick up, Hospice quilt labels if you need some, or if you have charity quilts to drop off (no chopped salad).
If you can't make it tomorrow and you need help getting your fabric, send the guild an email (raincrossqg@gmail.com) and we'll figure it out. Thanks!
- Cassandra G.
We've hinted at it and it's finally here! The 2021 Raincross Quilt Guild Challenge, starring the beautiful Damask Pumpkins fabric from Spooky Night collection by Grace Popp for Studio E! Many thanks to Faten at Easy Quilting Corner for assisting us with the fabric and making available so many of the beautiful coordinating fabrics!
Each current Raincross Quilt Guild will receive 1 half yard of this fabric to create...whatever you want! Challenge projects will be due in a few months, but! We need to get you your fabric!
So, we are going to have Drive By Trick-or-Treat in May! Instead of us coming to you, we invite you to participate in our socially distanced drive by Trick-or-Treat on Saturday May 15th from 9:00am to 12:00pm at Sandy S.'s house in Riverside; her address is in the book or you can post below to request it be emailed to you.
If you unfortunately cannot participate, please feel free to ask a guildmate (you trust!) to pick up your fabric for you and we'll hand your pumpkin sister your fabric and mark you as having received it. If you are still unable to make plans to get your fabric on the day, contact us and we'll help you figure out something.
As Faten did last year, she has purchased many of the gorgeous coordinating fabrics and panels from this line, which are now available at her shop, Easy Quilting Corner, at 1860 Chicago Ave Suite G-15 Riverside, CA 92507 and online at https://www.easyquiltingcorner.com/. You can shop the collection either in person at the store or online by searching "raincross". If you plan on purchasing coordinating fabrics, we encourage you to do so soon!
These are just a few...
We can't wait to see you on the 15th and then to see your spooktacular creations!
- Cassandra G.
Our next virtual guild meeting is coming up fast, so you just have a few days left to get your 50% Challenge projects finished and get a picture of it to Cassandra for inclusion in the guild meeting presentation!
While you're at it, please also send in a picture of your completed March 2021 Raincross Quilt Guild Christmas Mystery Block of the Month - we may not be able to pin them to a sheet hanging in the Goeske Center, but we can hang them together on our virtual "sheet"!
And finally, if you have any regular Show and Share items, please also send pictures of those to Cassandra. Thank you!
- Cassandra G.
For those getting started on the 2021 Block of Month, the first block had a typo in trim size on step 3. I've fixed the typo and replaced the pattern instructions, which are available here.
As a reminder, we want to see your blocks, so once you are finished, please send me a picture to include in our monthly guild presentation. Thank you!
We are also modifying the start and end time for the Pajama Time Zoom Group happening this Saturday (and every second Saturday); it will now be from 7pm to 10pm. The Zoom link is available on the Facebook page or feel free to request it .
- Cassandra G.
Thank you to everyone who has stepped up and helped purchase supplies to support Jeff and Yvonne's missionary work in Uganda! We are still looking for items and Paula W. has sent me an updated list. She will begin collecting items from you starting April 1st, so please contact her to arrange a pick up and thank you again for your support.
Get your Zoom faces on - it's almost time for another exhilarating virtual guild meeting! Guild members who need the Zoom information, please post in the comments below or send me an email or look at the pinned announcement in our Raincross Quilt Guild Facebook page.
We will be sharing our 2020 Raincross Quilt Guild Block of Month quilts, the fabulous Be My Neighbor from Moda Fabrics, so please be sure to email or text Cassandra your regular Show and Share and BOM pictures as soon as you can!
- Cassandra G.
You've got a few days left to finish up your Raincross Quilt Guild 2020 BOM Be My Neighbor and get your pictures to Cassandra G. for Show and Share. If you've already finished and possibly shared pictures of your finished quilt on the Raincross Quilt Guild Facebook page, please be sure to resend them to Cassandra.
- Cassandra G.
The Weinstein's have purchased plane tickets and, God willing, are planning on returning to their missionary work in Uganda the beginning of May. To prepare for their return trip, we are working on gathering supplies that they will need for their work helping the wonderful people of Uganda.
Paula W. is leading this charge and has the following to say:
"Hello!
The following is a list of supplies that Yvonne Weinstein has made to help her when she returns to Uganda at the beginning of May. If you would like to purchase any of the items it would be appreciated. If it is easier for you to donate money and have me purchase items, I can do that also. If you have questions, give me, Paula W., a text/call/email/smoke signal and I will try to answer them. Thanx! Crazy Paula
We've included some shopping suggestions below, but please don't feel obligated to get specifically those. Many times it's helpful to see the kind of item we're looking for, so feel free to shop your local stores, other websites, or, if you are an Amazon queen, order away!
Once again, thanx!"
As announced in our February guild meeting, our first of 5 monthly virtual quilting groups are starting this week! Join us via Zoom for a little stitchin', a little gabbin', and a lot of laughs and love! All groups have been added to the Raincross Quilt Guild calendar, but as a reminder, here are the groups and meeting times (in Pacific time):
1st Wednesday of the month 6pm-9pm: Method Quilters - A nod to the pre-COVID sewing group that met at the 1st Methodist Church in Riverside the same night
2nd Saturday of the month 9am-12pm: Sew Your Socks Off - get up early and quilt with us!
2nd Saturday of the month 9pm-12am: Pajama Time - calling all night owls who sew under the light of the moon!
3rd Wednesday of the month 6pm-9pm: Woolie Wednesday - dig out your wool applique projects (or whatever you'd like, we're not the boss of you) and join us!
4th Tuesday of the month 6pm-9pm: Sew Much Fun - round out the month with us!
We will use the same Zoom meeting link for all 5 meetings, which will be posted in a permanent announcement in the Raincross Quilt Guild Facebook group. If you don't do Facebook, please post in the comments below and it will be emailed to you.
See you online Wednesday at 6pm!
- Cassandra G.
Zoom meeting tomorrow will be posted Tuesday on the Facebook page, which is the same meeting that we've been using.
Please email or text me any Show and Share pictures! So far I have pictures from Angie N., Barbara K., Barbara M., Linda K., Nancy R., and Tracy L. I've you sent me pictures for this month and I didn't list your name, you are welcome to poke me with a stick!
Cassandra G.
Hi gang! Thank you for your patience as I'm little late getting the last blocks of the Raincross Quilt Guild 2020 Block of the month, Be My Neighbor, published. You have three blocks left, plus I've included a link to the finishing instructions. We can't wait to see everyone's quilt at the March meeting!
December Block 14 and Block 15
January Block 16
If you've already finished yours, please feel free to send photos of it to Cassandra in preparation for the big reveal in March!
