August 2018 Meeting Review

We had another rollicking good time at the Janet Goeske Center this past Tuesday. It was our pleasure to welcome Chaplain Caroline Flanders. She has recently joined the staff of Riverside Community Hospital and came to us to talk about her work with those in hospice at RCH. She asked us to help her create "Comfort Quilts", lap-sized quilts for those in hospice and shared with us several moving stories about how quilts and blankets made with love offer so much comfort for those in their final weeks, days, or even hours. She also noted that the quilts then provide a beautiful linking object for the family members to take home.

Chaplain Caroline didn't specify a specific size, so we're aiming for about 42" x 55", give or take. Cassandra G. has stepped forward to be the chairperson for this charity, so please contact if have any questions.

We did have a great Sew Day this past Saturday and have several beautiful quilts in process - woohoo! Check out the pictures in an upcoming blog post.

Show and Share was fabulous as usual. In case you didn't catch it, you can purchase fabric designed by one of RQG's newest member Simone on fabric.com - it's called On Your Mark. Check out all the photos from Show and Share and the video.

But! The big to do was our annual demo night! Many thanks to our demoers Elly H., Jeri R., Susan C., Tami A., and Barbara M.! In case you missed it or you just want to relive it again or you want to check out my fantastic videotaping skill (Ed. note: *cough*), here it is!

After demos and a quick break, we caught up with the rest of our charities:

• Sharon C. was not able to attend, but Jeri R. reminded us that if you've got out a Threads of Love kit, please stitch it up and bring it back to the next meeting, or just bring it back unstitched so that we can get it to someone else. Now that our chapter of Threads of Love is supporting two hospitals, we are in high demand.
• Barbara M. brought in several baby quilts for our Neonatal charity, courtesy of another quilting group she's in called Horsing Around Quilters. Someone else who's name I did not jot down (forgive me) also contributed several. Well done ladies!
• Samantha N. got together with the Girl Scout troop to help them learn how to make dog beds and the girls are very excited to be involved. And thank you to Janet to for stepping forward to take over as liaison between RQG and the Girl Scouts! Kudos!
• Happy Bags got another donation of some beautiful bags and Happy Bag Maven Dawn M. informed us she's still looking for flashlights and colored pencils.

Jeri R. informed us of our upcoming October speaker Sandy Corbin and her big bag with appliqué flowers workshop. The workshop will be on October 20th and will cost $35 (+$11 for the pattern due to Sandy on the day for the pattern). Please contact Andie B. to sign up and receive information you'll need to prep for the workshop.

Evie issued a mini Hoffman Challenge with some leftover fabric from the recent Hoffman tour in July. She encourages you to make something with the fabrics and bring it back to the next guild meeting (or the one after... no pressure!).

Elly H. reminded us that our Panel Challenge is due at the October meeting: take a panel from your stash and make something with it - make anything!

Elly also introduced us to our next Block of the Month, the Disappearing Pinwheel Churndash Unhinged (Ed. note: we know who's unhinged). Instructions for the August block are available now. And many apologies for linking to the wrong block for July! The correct block instructions for July are now available.

Door Prizes

• 1.5 yards black fabric - Susan C.
• Xmas panel - Anna H.
• Electric seam ripper - Anne M.
• Mug rug kit - Eva N.
• Charm pack - Dawn M.
• Flowering plant - Betty

Mystery Box was mysteriously missing...o.O

- Cassandra G.