Herring Run Quilters' Guild

Meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m (except for our September and December meeting). 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.

WE'RE GOING GREEN!

Please remember to bring your own coffee cup or travel mug to the meetings to cut down on trash. The church prohibits the use of styrofoam on the property and we would also like to do our part to help the environment. If we bring our own cups/mugs we will save the guild money, and save the Earth – such a deal!!

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! We have two different versions of our name badge, one with the HR symbol and one of a paper pieced fish that was designed by Carol Doak. Click here for directions on how to make a Herring Run Quilt Guild name badge.

MEETING SCHEDULE

NO MEETINGS IN JULY AND AUGUST!! Enjoy the summer!!!! Remember to work on your challenge quilts for show & tell in September. Check out the 2009 Challenge link for more information on the challenge.

Please remember that our September and December meetings are on the second Saturday of the month. September's meeting is on the 12th due to the Labor Day weekend on the first Saturday of September and our December meeting is December 12th due to the church needing the hall on December 5th.

September 12, 2009 - Good news!!!!  We have Anne Gallo and Susan Raban coming to our Sept meeting to give a trunk show. They will also vend their patterns. For a preview you can go to their website - http://www.yankeequilts.com

October 3, 2009 - Sandi Bard will present a trunk show with a Q&A. Her workshop will be Katrina and Snowflake (a 24" doll). Participants in the afternoon workshop will need to construct the body of the doll prior to class. Betsy Jackson has sent out directions for the doll to those that have signed up. The class will focus on making the face and clothing for the doll.  There is still one opening for this class. Please email Debra Hayes (debhayes1@verizon.net) if you are interested in filling that spot. Workshop fee is $30.00 and $10.00 for the pattern.

November 7, 2009 - Members so enjoyed Carol Ann Grotrain's landscape class at the Get-A-Way Weekend that we have asked her to return! Signups for her class will start at the September meeting. In this class you will learn how to take a photo of your choosing and make it into a quilt. This will be an all day class beginning at 9 AM with a break for her lecture at 11 AM.

December 12, 2009 - Our very own Mary Ann Karpinski will thrill us with a trunk show of her wonderful quilts. Please remember our December meeting will be our holiday luncheon and a celebration of our guild’s 20th anniversary. Everyone is requested to bring in a brunch/appetizer item, not desserts. We will have a delicious cake to celebrate our anniversary. Paper products and drinks are also appreciated. We also will accept contributions for the local food pantry. One request was for pet food in an effort to help struggling families keep their pets during this hard time.

Due to the New Year's Weekend Holiday we will be changing the date of our January guild meeting to January 9th instead of January 2nd!! We hope to see you all on January 9th.

January 9, 2010 – Sue Hart, one of our members, will WOW us with a trunk show of her quilts. After her trunk show we have several things going on which you can sign up for…all FREE of charge. Charlene Shultz will be teaching how to make an “Envelope Purse” and Laurel DeCastro will be teaching the “Show-off Tote Bag” in three sizes. We’re also looking for a group of volunteers to make the prize ribbons to be used at our quilt show in September. And yes, once again we will be making Herring Run name badges. You will have the opportunity to sign up for these groups at the December meeting. If you are interested in signing up and won’t be at the December 12^th meeting email Denise Fitzgerald at derefi@comcast.net or call her at 781-826-0469 and she will get the supply list to you. 

February 6, 2010 - Annual Charity Quilting Day! We’ll have a short meeting and then start quilting. We'll be there all day having fun, laughing, eating, and creating. Plan on spending as much time as you can to help us create charity quilts. If you can’t bring your sewing machine that day we can always use help with sorting fabric, cutting, ironing and layering quilts. Donations of fabric and batting are always accepted. Kits will also be available. Remember, the more the merrier so plan on spending as much time as you can with us making charity quilts. It’s always a fun day and a great way to get to know other guild members. If you need ideas on charity quilts to make in advance or want to cut your fabric in advance, check out our Charity Quilting page on our website for quilt ideas.

March 6, 2010 – March will be a sewing day.  For $5 (to help cover the costs of the church hall) we can sew all afternoon, and/or try one of 3 mystery quilts.

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!