Youth sewing classes

First class (pilot) in February on Sunday 1:-4:00 at Schlow Library for 4th through 8th graders. Scraps & Skeins and Hoover’s have donated machines for this class. We are looking for some extra hands to mentor young sewists. Also, we need members during January’s QBs sessions who can cut fabric for the program. 

Wednesday Daytime Meeting - November 16 - Redbud Guild "Light Challenge"

Location:  State College YMCA, 1 PM

Redbud will bring the Light Challenge quilts for us to vote on.  Light – the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible ….illumination…ignite…brightness…bright…sunny....shining…luminescence…. Make something start burning… a source of light… not heavy. 

President Janet Dunlap will tell us a little bit about how they got involved with this challenge and show quilts they made and hear a little bit about the creative process in making the quilts.

Special Field Trip to Redbud Guild - November 14

November 14 Monday at 6 pm  in Huntington, we are welcome to attend the Redbud guild meeting. This is a reveal of the 31 quilts contributed by 5 different guilds in their challenge called “light “. These are all 24 inch pieces. Voting is done as your personal preference. The quilt judge who organized this challenge is Phyllis Manley. We have been invited to cast a vote as well. at the Huntingdon County Career and Technology School in Mill Creek.  The address is 11893 Technology Dr, Mill Creek, PA 17060. If you can travel with us please let Leslie or Fran know so we can set up carpools. 

Tuesday Meeting - ZOOM - Our Trip to the South Seas

 November 8 Zoom Social 6:30; brief business Meeting 7:00; lecture 7:10 Dana Jones program "Pagtinabangay: The Quilts and Quiltmakers of Caohagan Island."  This is a 13-acre island in the central Philippines. Sales of their one-of-a-kind quilts provide one third of the island's income.  No Show and Tell this month. The link will be sent with the meeting agenda on Sunday.