Update From MLQG President Sylvia L.

I am a homebody, my husband is a social butterfly but I am missing my entire quilting family. BIG TIME!!

They say the absence makes the heart grow fonder and my heart has grown fonder of many different people and things that I have been missing.  I am excited to get back to the business of the Guild and the friendship and camaraderie that I have been missing.

Perhaps this month we will be having a meeting, but as of 6/3 there has been no decision.  I am still confused about the actual parameters around meetings and the Gmeiner has not received their guidelines, so for now they are still closed.

We will continue to prepare for the next time we are together, until then be safe and God Bless. Sylvia

MLQG Outreach Update

COVID-19 Face Masks - Give yourselves a great big pat on the back if you made one or more face masks during this pandemic!  You all did an amazing job making sure that everyone who needed a mask, had a mask!  Thankfully, it seems as though the need is subsiding and I'm sure I'm not the only one who won't be disappointed if I never have to make another face mask again!

Bumble Bags - I have been in contact with Michele Griffin of the Humble Bumble Project and she tells me that COVID-19 still has the Bumble Bag project on hold. Once the hospitals and Hope Lodge locations are allowed to open back up 100% the project will continue.

Asa's Place - I have also been in contact with Robin Adams of Asa's Place.  She tells me she doesn't foresee needing to make any changes in how we handle quilt donations due to COVID-19.  Robin reported they still have a good supply of quilts. 

MLQG's Quilt Closet - In the guild's quilt closet I have a good supply of children's quilts ready for donation to any child in need of a quilt.  If you know of a need please contact me!  I recently gave our last adult quilt to a hospice patient so we could really use a few adult-themed throw sized quilts to have on hand.

Stone Soup Quilt Kits - If you would like a Stone Soup Quilt Kit please contact me and I will see that you get one!

Thanks to all of you who support the guild's outreach projects!  You all truly make a difference in our community with every stitch!

Susan McC 

Outreach Chairperson

MLQG Virtual Raffle Ticket Sales

Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild members spent many hours last year creating a quilt to be raffled off throughout 2020 and the Guild’s Exhibit scheduled for September. The drawing is scheduled for October.

With the lockdown, the guild has not been able to meet, and we have not been able to get the quilt to various events to sell tickets. The proceeds from the raffle usually cover many of our program expenses for the next year. 

We are hoping to sell some tickets virtually. If you are interested in tickets, which are $1 each, or 6 for $5, please use the "contact us" form on the right side of this blog (be sure to include your email address), and we will email you the snail-mail address for tickets. You can send a check made out to Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild, and we will fill out your tickets and get them in the drawing. We will keep your stubs, or if you want them, you can send a stamped envelope with ticket money and we will send them to you. If you are the winner, and you are not local, we will happily mail the quilt to you. Good luck!

MLQG May Newsletter Deadline

Please send items for the May newsletter to editor Sally G. by Wednesday, April 29th. The email address to use is mlqgnews@gmail.com.

Urgent Need Locally for Face Masks

Urgent Need For Face Masks!

Yesterday (4/15/2020) PA Gov. Wolf mandated that anyone who is in public where social distancing is not possible must wear a mask. This means that everyone who has not already received a face mask will now need one! The requests are coming into the guild at a rate that we cannot possibly fulfill but we must still do our part.

The best way to help at this time is to make and donate face masks to Tioga County PA Covid-19 Task Force so they can distribute masks where they are most needed.

Contact Susan Mc. if you need fabric or t-shirts to cut into ties.

Email tiogacountytaskforce@gmail.com and someone will contact you to arrange pickup of completed masks.

Jackie Kunkel Workshop/Program Cancelled in May

The May 18th workshop and program by our 2020 national speaker, Jackie Kunkel, has been cancelled. The guild is working with Jackie to get it rescheduled for a future time that will be both safe and convenient for all of us. Please pass the word to other members who may not have access to the internet.

In the meantime, keep stitching!

MLQG April 2020 Events Cancelled

The April 20th MLQG meeting at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, as well as the April 25th upcycled clothing workshop are cancelled. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet again in May.

MLQG members -- please pass the word to other members who may not have access to this info.

We'll have an awesome show-and-tell segment when this is over!

Keep quilting, and if you're interested in what the guild is doing to make masks for our community, check the previous blog post and/or click on the "Outreach Projects" tab at the top of this blog.