December Holiday Dinner - December 11, 2017, 6 pm
Bring a dish to share(not too big), your dinner place setting(plate, silverware, napkin), and something from the list below for our Tioga County Homeless Initiative gift exchange. See you there!

Christmas Party Gift Exchange
Our long-standing holiday tradition is to exchange gifts at our Christmas dinner meeting. We’ve traded fat quarters several different ways, some quite raucous! We’ve shared handmade decorations and sewing notions. At its recent meeting, the guild’s Board decided to try giving to others instead of to one another. We have many worthwhile charities in our communities which provide help to residents in need. The Board selected the Tioga County Homeless Initiative to be our gift recipient for 2017.
The Homeless Initiative operates a shelter in Whitneyville which can house up to sixteen individuals for periods up to 30 days. Dinners for the group are provided by a coalition of 13 local churches. Residents are away from the shelter during the day, in training, looking for work and for more permanent housing. Abby Thorborg, program director, spoke to the guild at the September meeting. She said that toiletries and laundry detergent are particular and on-going needs, and that towels are in short supply.
Funding for the Homeless Initiative is challenging. That’s where we can help. The $10 we each spend for a gift to a guild member will buy some much needed supplies for the shelter. Look through the list below and pick an item or two to bring to our holiday dinner. Of course, money is welcome, too. It helps pay for utilities, their small mortgage, and simple upkeep on the shelter house. Checks can be made out to Tioga County Homeless Initiative, and are tax-deductible
Toiletries: deodorant, razors, toothpaste, lotion, feminine products
Cleaning supplies: laundry detergent, bleach, toilet cleaner, sub cleaner, dish
soap, kitchen trash bags, big garbage bags, cleaning liquids, cleaning wipes
Paper products: plates, cups, napkins toilet paper, paper towels
Office supplies: paper, tablets, tape, pens, binders, file folders
Misc. Items: coffee, sugar, creamer, iced tea mix, drink mix (Kool aid type)

Tea bags are needed for Africa's Original T-Bag Designs. Bring your used tea bags to the December 11th Christmas dinner. Deb Smith will also be collecting throughout the month. Contact her if you are unable to attend the dinner.

Canceled -- Open Sewing at the Gmeiner -- Monday, November 27th

CANCELED
Next Open Sewing Session

 Monday,  November 27th at the Gmeiner 10:00 - 2:00

All MLQG members of all ability levels and interests are welcome to attend the open sewing sessions at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center (where the monthly guild meetings are held) on Mondays 10:00 - 2:00 to work on any stitching projects, hand or machine, even knitting, crocheting, or embroidery.

The purpose of these get-togethers is to spend time with other MLQG fiber fanatics and to learn from each other, no matter what we're all working on. Bring your projects, machine, and lunch. Stay for an hour or stay all day. Just be warned that if only a couple of people show up, we may pack up early and leave before noon. Cancellations will be posted on the guild's blog/website/Facebook page.

If you need more info contact Susan McC., Anya T., or Peggi Y., or comment on this blog post.

Open Sewing at the Gmeiner -- Monday, November 20th

Next Open Sewing Session

 Monday,  November 20th at the Gmeiner 10:00 - 2:00

All MLQG members of all ability levels and interests are welcome to attend the open sewing sessions at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center (where the monthly guild meetings are held) on Mondays 10:00 - 2:00 to work on any stitching projects, hand or machine, even knitting, crocheting, or embroidery.

The purpose of these get-togethers is to spend time with other MLQG fiber fanatics and to learn from each other, no matter what we're all working on. Bring your projects, machine, and lunch. Stay for an hour or stay all day. Just be warned that if only a couple of people show up, we may pack up early and leave before noon. Cancellations will be posted on the guild's blog/website/Facebook page.

If you need more info contact Susan McC., Anya T., or Peggi Y., or comment on this blog post.

If you attended the October 28th table runner workshop, please bring your project for show and tell (it doesn’t have to be quilted and bound)!

If you did anything to help with this year’s quilt - cutting, sewing, pressing, encouraging, piecing, quilting - please come to the November meeting a little early (6:30 pm). We want to get a photo of all of the people who worked on this project. Thanks! Kate

November 20, 2017 MLQG Monthly Meeting 7 PM Gmeiner Art Center, Wellsboro PA 

Moda Bake Shop Lecture and Trunk Show by Karen Miller(90-120 minutes) The Moda Bake Shop gave me a jump start in the industry and I continue to design and publish for them once or twice a year. This fun and informative session shares the “whats” and “hows” of the free Moda Bake Shop “recipes” published several times a week. There’s a quick review of the wide variety of Moda Pre-Cuts and how to best use them in your upcoming quilting projects. We also look back at the top recipes from the last few years and briefly discuss how YOU TOO can become a Moda Bake Shop “Chef”. I share 25-30 quilts and projects including all of the Redbird Quilt Co Bake Shop pattern samples. Wool applique, needle turn applique, and a generous amount of Free Motion Quilting inspiration. Who doesn’t LOVE to look at Quilts? -- especially when many of the designs are Free on the Moda Bake Shop

Open Sewing at the Gmeiner -- Monday, November 13th

Next Open Sewing Session

 Monday,  November 13th at the Gmeiner 10:00 - 2:00

All MLQG members of all ability levels and interests are welcome to attend the open sewing sessions at the Gmeiner Art and Cultural Center (where the monthly guild meetings are held) on Mondays 10:00 - 2:00 to work on any stitching projects, hand or machine, even knitting, crocheting, or embroidery.

The purpose of these get-togethers is to spend time with other MLQG fiber fanatics and to learn from each other, no matter what we're all working on. Bring your projects, machine, and lunch. Stay for an hour or stay all day. Just be warned that if only a couple of people show up, we may pack up early and leave before noon. Cancellations will be posted on the guild's blog/website/Facebook page.

If you need more info contact Susan McC., Anya T., or Peggi Y., or comment on this blog post.

2018 MLQG Raffle Quilt

The 2018 MLQG Exhibit quilt is done!

Come to the November meeting to see this beautiful creation, made by so many of our members.

Tickets will be available to take and sell too.  Thank you Louise, for all of your hard work!

Louise Holder, quilt chair  Cindy Baker, ticket chair

detail photos

2018 Exhibit Quilt Photo

If you did anything to help with this year's quilt - cutting, sewing, pressing, encouraging, piecing, quilting - please come to the November meeting a little early(6:30 pm).  We want to get a photo of all of the people who worked on this project.  Thanks!  Kate