Day Chapter
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The Day Chapter meets monthly on the second Monday of the month at the New Heights Fellowship Church at 1251 Kempsville Rd in Norfolk. Social time begins at 0930 with the meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Each meeting has a program along with Guild business, a break for fellowship and "fringe elements" along with show and tell. During the meeting you can pick up some raffle tickets for the Guild Raffle Quilt, sign up for an upcoming program, interact with Guild leadership, make use of the Guild Library and just visit and have fun. You may even win a door prize! Chapter Coordinators: Lola McCracken Alexis Gardner Strategic Leaders: Mary Hormell - Treasurer Ginger Mayer - Secretary Day Chapter Programs: Program Co-Chair for 2019-2020 Lorrie Aimes & Kathyrn Nasholts are asking for suggestions for programs. Newsletter Editor and TQG quilter, Norene Skiles, will present Day Chapter’s March Program “My Scrappy Adventure,” a scrap quilt trunk show and presentation, Don’t miss this informative and fun adventure! April Day Chapter will feature national speaker and master quilter Michelle May. The title of her presentation is “My Adventures Down the Rabbit Hole.” Her website is the Raspberry Rabbits. Day Chapter FEBRUARY MEETING featured a lecture by a self-taught quilter who owns an antique quilt shop in historic Williamsburg. JoAnn Blandford shared tips about quilting as well as a trunk show featuring Civil War reproductions, folk art and wool appliqué. Show N Tell
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Day Chapter "Fringe Elements" Lucky Buck..... Quilters buy a packet of fabric then cut and sew them to a specified pattern, return the blocks the following and be entered for a drawing. Winner takes all. Embroidery Blocks Quilters buy a fabric piece, and either hand or machine stitches a pattern of their choice in the requested theme and returns them the following month and be entered for the drawing. Winner takes all. Block of the month.. Quilter buys fabric packet and pattern and makes block according to directions. Returns blocks the following month and is entered for the drawing. Winner takes all. Library- borrow a guild book to plan your next quilt Membership- did you bring a guest? Get 'em joined up! Raffle Quilt- buy tickets, get tickets to sell on behalf of the Guild. Tickets start to sell at the February meeting with the drawing taking place at the November (day) meeting. Special Event Sign-Up- coordinators of special events will have sign ups and details of upcoming events. Magazines - Purchase deeply discounted, gently used magazines. Pattern Table - The pattern table has been revamped with incentives to purchase patterns. Check it out at the next meeting. |
New Heights Fellowship Church, 1251 Kempsville Road, Norfolk