Herring Run Quilters' Guild

NOTICE TO OUR GUILD MEMBERS: Dues for the upcoming 2008-2009 were due by the end of June. Please see the attached membership form for information on contacting Janet Bernault if you did not get your dues in on time. 

Click here for the membership form.

Meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m (except for our December meeting). Note our September 2008 meeting is on Sept. 6th rather than having it on the second Saturday as we have in the past.  There are no meetings in the months of July and August. We currently meet at the United Hill Methodist Church, 11 Church Street, Norwell, MA in the church hall.

REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR NAME BADGES!

When Herring Run Quilt Guild was first formed in February 1989 one of the conditions for membership was making and wearing name badges. The motivation behind the badge requirement was to make it easier for members to get to know one another. As our numbers have increased, it has become even more important than ever to honor the intent of our founding mothers. Please help us to become a more welcoming and friendly guild by making your badge and wearing it each month. We look forward to the day when we no longer need to collect fines for badges not worn!

MEETING SCHEDULE

JULY AND AUGUST - HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!! Remember to get your quilts done for the quilt show and to have your registration forms in to Ena Flynn by July 15th for any quilts you want to hang at the show.  See the "2008 Quilt Show" link for the submission form. Also make sure you create your challenge quilt and have it ready for judging at our September meeting. Please also spend the summer making some items for the Quilt Show Boutique and Silent Auction and pink and white 6", 9" or 12" finished blocks to be put in a basket for the Silent Auction. Proceeds from those blocks and the Silent Auction will benefit breast cancer research. 

HRQG Program Schedule for 2008-2009:

September 6, 2008 - This meeting will be filled with last minute Quilt Show preparation and we'll also be judging our Challenge Quilts.

October 4, 2008 - Marianne Hatton will present a lecture entitled "Jill of all Trades, and Mistress of Some." A retrospective of the artist’s work

October Workshop : CRAZY 9 PATCH "SLICE AND SPLICE" QUILT - The CRAZY 9 PATCH Workshop teaches a fun and quick technique in which you can make blocks nine at a time, making it a great way to make a quilt relatively quickly, or to add and integrate blocks into another project. It works as well for baby quilts as it does for large quilts, and the size of the blocks can be altered to suit your preference. It is a template free technique, requiring only good cutting tools and a sewing machine and your own fun fabric choices.  In the workshop you get well on the way to having at least enough blocks for a lap quilt, or a larger quilt, depending on how you choose to set them. Guaranteed to be a productive afternoon!

November 1, 2008 - Linda Hilliard will present a lecture (powerpoint presentation and trunk show) entitled "Circles without Curves"

November Workshop: Kaleidoscope  Workshop-design and piecing techniques for traditional kaleidoscope.

December 13, 2008 - Rhonda Galpern from the New England Quilt Museum will present a lecture on the history of the museum along with the services and programs available to members and visitors. December is also our fabulous holiday brunch. Every member is requested to bring their favorite sweet or savory brunch item.

January 3, 2009 - This will be our in-house teaching day where members of the guild share their expertise with us. Details to follow. 

February 7, 2009 - Charity Quilting Day. Guild members will spend a fun day creating quilts for local charities. Please stay after the meeting to assist in making our quilts. Many hands make light work!

March 7, 2009 -  Catherine Gentile from the Button Box will join us.

April 4, 2009 - Karen Lord will present a wool applique trunk show.

May 2, 2009 - Michelle Kincaid will present a fall applique trunk show.

June 6, 2009 - Our annual yard sale and end of year pot luck!

Workshop registration: New system for implementation! You will need to pre-register and pay at the same time to hold your space.

Badges: Please wear your badge. Your intricate identifiers help us to put names and faces together. Besides, it’s not like you’re working in the customer service department, we’re having fun!

New BOM policy: Due to copyright infringement laws, in the future all BOM patterns previously published will need to have sought permission to publish or at the very least contain credit sources. Even though we live to quilt, none of us wants to quilt in the pokey!