It was a fun
afternoon of socializing, eating and swapping handmade gifts. Thirty members brought handmade gifts that
took less than 2 hours to create. Thank
you to Carole Woole for coordinating our potluck again this year. We sure do have a lot of great bakers!
Rita’s Quilt
This project was
started by Shannon Downey of @badasscrossstich here in Chicago. Sarah Evans, Heather Kinion and Jenni Grover assisted
stitching this quilt together here in Chicago.
Sarah flew out to Los Angeles with Shannon for a taping on The Kelly
Clarkson Show, it was scheduled to air on December 17, so go look it
up if you missed it. Sara is also long
arming this special project watch her progress on IG @sparklesaxdesigns On Saturday December 21 the quilt will be on
display FOR ONE DAY ONLY IN CHICAGO from 1:00-4:00 PM at The Woman’s Gallery 2150
South Canalport in Chicago (please verify the times on their website) before
the quilt heads to National Quilt Museum in Kentucky. This project has really taken off and for us
to hear firsthand information about this project is just amazing.
Upcoming Meeting
Announcements
January 19, 2:00-5:00,
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Annual Member Trunk
Show this meeting is always a favorite to learn about your fellow members and be
inspired by their work.
February 15, 2020
Workshop with Shruti
Dandekar from India! Registration opens Saturday,
December 21 at 7 PM. An email
announcement with the details will be sent prior to members. Attendees will have two options to either use
a stock photo or use one of their own an additional fee, all details will be explained
in separate post. Workshop will be held
at NIU in Naperville just off I-88.
February 16, 2020
Shruti Dandekar will
be our guest. This repeat sold out QuiltCon
teacher from is flying from India and stopping in Chicago prior to QuiltCon
Austin. This will be a special treat for
us, watch for meeting location details & invite your friends, this is not
to be missed meeting!
March 22, 2020
SAVE THE DATE!!! It’s our Chicago MQG 10th Anniversary Party! Held
at Pilgrim Church, here in Oak Park, not far from our regular meeting
location. We have already received word
some former members will be flying in for this event.
April 19, 2020 Quilt
Olympics II. We are hoping for none of
the white stuff we had last April. This
event was so well received, it’s back again!
More details to come.
The full year of
events is listed on our website.
Announcements
Elections for the
2020-2021 (April-March) board will take place in a few months. More details coming after the holidays. If you have been a member for at least one
year and are interested in running or want more information about position(s)
please send an email to VP Jenni Grover or the guild email.
Membership 2020
RENEW NOW! Please help by renewing by the end of the
year. There is a lot of work behind the
scenes that occurs and by renewing early it helps our guild tremendously. When completing the 2020 membership
questionnaire there is a question asking if you would like to purchase a CMQG
enamel pin, the cost will be approximately $10.
If you check yes, you will get yours first, there is no guarantee if we
will have extras so Renew Now! Also, if
you are not renewing we will miss you, please feel free to drop us an email
letting us know why you will not be renewing, this helps us learn what you are
looking for and what we can do better.
Everyone is welcome to send an email anytime of the year with
suggestions.
QuiltCon 2020
Charity Quilt
Our quilt top was
revealed at the December meeting! To view
it, check social media - a few members have shared it, look under the hashtag
#chicagomqg, now it’s off to the long armer and binder. We owe a big round of applause to all members
who stitched a block and especially Jenni Grover and Laura Hartrich who have
been instrumental on this project. This
quilt will first hang at QuiltCon 2020 in Austin then returned to us and
donated to Sojourner House which is a bridge to housing stability in Oak Park.
Community Building Programs
If you have interviewed your partner and are ready to
share with the group, please email Laura Hartich or the guild email, so she can
coordinate when you both will be at a meeting.
Anniversary Book Update
Lots of activity is occurring behind the scene as the
quilts have now been photographed.
Save the Date-Spring Retreat will be at the Sienna Center
in Racine, WI. April 3-5 or 6, mark your
calendars. Registration details coming
in 2020. We also have confirmation we can
go back to Sienna in fall 2020.
National announcements
Latest issue of MQG was sent to all your emails on
December 15. Lots of great info for all
quilters.
QuiltCon 2020 Austin, TX
If you are a CMQG member and are attending QuiltCon
please join our private Facebook group, Chicago MQG Quilt Con 2019. It’s an easy way to ask questions about
anything QuiltCon or Austin. I can
guarantee one of your fellow members will have the answer/guidance to
assist.
Meeting location:
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Centennial Room
520 S. Maple Ave Oak Park, Il 60304
A list of our meetings can be found here.
Not a member, but would like to be? Click the button below to join our Guild!
We hope to see you there!
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