Open Sewing at the Masonic Lodge in Wellsboro -- Wednesday, October 1

Open Sewing will be held this Wednesday (October 1st) at the Masonic Lodge on Kelsey Street in Wellsboro from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.  All guild members of all ability levels and interests are welcome to attend and may work on any stitching projects (hand or machine, even knitting, crocheting, or embroidery).  Bring your own sewing supplies (there is an iron and ironing board at the lodge for our use) and a bag lunch.

If you need directions to the lodge or want more information, please contact Anya T., Dori S., or Susan McC. (check your roster for contact information or comment on this blog post).

Workshop Invite from Corning Quilters Guild

The Corning Quilters Guild still has a few spaces left in a class being taught by Linda Hahn and we hope that you can join us. It is on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 9 am – 3 pm at the United Church of Painted Post, 201 N. Hamilton Street, Painted Post, NY 14870. Linda will be teaching her Buffalo Bubblegum class - check out her website (www.froghollowdesigns.com) for a picture and more details.

The cost for non-Corning guild members is $35 (check made payable to the Corning Quilters Guild) and the kit fee is $25, payable to Linda the day of class, which includes re-useable laser cut paper piecing stencils, laser cut acrylic templates and foundation paper that can be left in the quilt. To enroll in the class please contact Debbie at dfranks@stny.rr.com. This will be a great learning experience and loads of fun, too. Hope you can join us!

Charity Quilting

Charity Quilting will be held on Wednesday, September 24th at the Masonic Lodge on Kelsey St. from 10:00 until 2:00.  As always, all guild members are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Bring your own sewing supplies, machine, and a bag lunch. Fabric will be provided.

If you need directions to the lodge or want more information, please contact Dori S. (check your roster for contact information or comment on this blog post).

Fabric on Sale at Needles Quilt Shop in Wellsboro

Needles Quilt Shop, 73 Main Street, Wellsboro, is owned by guild member Tracy R. She's making room for new fabrics by having a sale at the end of the month.  From September 27th through October 4th, all regular-priced fabric will be 25% off, and sale fabric reduced by another 10% off. Other shop merchandise will be discounted, too!

Open Sewing in Wellsboro -- Wednesday, September 17

Open Sewing will be held this Wednesday (September 17th) at the Masonic Lodge on Kelsey Street in Wellsboro from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM.  All guild members of all ability levels and interests are welcome to attend and may work on any stitching projects (hand or machine, even knitting, crocheting, or embroidery).  Bring your own sewing supplies (there is an iron and ironing board at the lodge for our use) and a bag lunch.

If you need directions to the lodge or want more information, please contact Anya T., Dori S., or Susan McC. (check your roster for contact information or comment on this blog post).

Door Prizes for September Meeting

MLQG members who have been coming regularly to monthly meetings know that we have a door prize drawing, but new members may not be familiar with how this works.

It's fairly simple -- at the start of the meeting, a basket is passed around and members who wish to participate are asked to take a ticket, drop the matching one in the basket, and contribute $1 for each ticket. The winner is drawn later in the evening. Normally, there is one prize given away each month, but since September is MLQG's birthday month (16 years this year!), we are celebrating and giving away more goodies this time (see photo above). The prizes this month are a bundle of three Halloween fat quarters, a Moda "Papillon" charm pack, a couple of tweezers, titanium topstitch needles, a seam ripper, and flower-head pins. The fabric prizes include a spool of thread.

Guild members who buy a ticket (or two or three) help support the various activities that the guild provides. Even small fundraisers like this help to keep costs down for everyone. Thank you to all who have purchased door prize tickets in the past and who will continue to do so in the future.

And this month, an extra thank you goes to guild member Kelly Jackson of I Have a Notion for donating the five non-fabric prizes in this month's drawing. If you need some quilting/sewing supplies, be sure to check out Kelly's online store for great prices.

2014 Exhibit Meeting - September 15th - 7:00 pm

Come to the exhibit at the Gmeiner this Monday evening and bring your "Show and Tell" with you!  You've been working hard on your project and we want to see the results.  This is the first meeting of our new year, so bring your membership dues ($20) and a friend.  There will be time to view the exhibit and vote on your favorite quilts, at the end of the meeting.  Looking forward to seeing you all! 
Kate Means