Outreach Project of the Month

This month let’s concentrate on making Bumble Bags for the Humble Bumble Project!

Once completed, Bumble Bags are filled with all kinds of goodies and distributed to cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy at local cancer centers.

Bumble bags can be made with two coordinating fat quarters in about a half an hour.  You can find the step by step tutorial below.  

Let’s see how many we can make before the March meeting!  

Questions?  Contact Susan Mc., outreach chairperson.

https://mountainlaurelquiltguild.blogspot.com/2019/11/bumble-bag-tutorial.html

Meeting Updates

 I hope you are all well and can't wait to see the wonderful things you make as we hunker down to hide from another round of this nasty virus. COVID-19 is having an impact on our community and our Guild activities.

Unfortunately there was a mix up as to the date of the November meeting. The meeting was actually held November 16 and there will be no meeting on November 23. 

 

In other updates there will be no meeting in December and the Christmas party has been cancelled due to  COVID-19. 

 

Our next meeting will be held at the Masonic Lodge in Tioga on our regular meeting date, the third Monday of the month, January 18th, 2021. Let's hope we can meet and enjoy our passion for fabric, thread, and friends.

Show and Tell from the October 2020 Meeting

 As usual, a stunning display of quilted items were shared on Monday evening. Before I show them to you, I want to share pictures of the beautiful door prize that was donated to us. It is from an online shop called Blushed Creations that is based in Wellsboro. You can see their items and support a local business at Etsy, Instagram, and Facebook. Many thanks to them for the donation. It is a wooden plaque with a star design on it. You will see then in many colors by following the Facebook link.

First Joyce showed us some of the placemats that she created using fabrics that she purchased in Alaska. They were all lovely.

Nancy had also made some placemats. The colors on them were so rich. She talked to us about a technique of folding an assembly of strips that put the squares on point for the final product. I hope she will share the pattern name or link with us.

Brenda contributed some placemats as well. We all really like the table runner she had made which we felt were pretty on both sides.

Jan was up next and showed us some striking alter cloths that she made for Pentecost. They are breathtaking.

Jolene treated us to a wonderful quilt made with a jelly roll. I was amazed by how pretty it is.

Betty added to the placemat collection and showed us two quilts. The first was made from fruit and vegetable print fabric that she has been collecting. He daughter challenged her to think outside the box so she made a "Stars, Not Jars" quilt with them. It is backed with a print of berries. I wonder if sleeping under it would make you want a midnight snack. Hmm? The second quilt she brought was another that was based on a jelly roll. The creativity is amazing. She told us the pattern maker was a local woman.

Gretta Maria rounded out the placemat donations with these lovely, quilt-as-you-go pieces.

I wrapped things up by showing several tops and partially tied quilts that were found in my grandmother's attic. We don't know who the maker was. I am going to have to do more research.

There may be a meeting next month on the 14th to introduce the new officers. Please let me know of any changes that need to be made to this blog. I am honored to be doing it. You can reach me by email at nikki.1wilson@frontier.com.

We have a winner!

 The members of the Mountain Laurel Quilt Guild are so appreciative to everyone who supported this year's quilt raffle. 

We are excited to announce that Joy C. is the winner!

 

Ellen presenting the quilt to Joy

Mr. Lovejoy representing the Tioga Masonic Lodge drew the lucky ticket.

A close up view of the lovely quilt.

Stay tuned to this blog for exciting news about our next raffle quilt. 😀

MLQG October 2020 Meeting

 This month's MLQG meeting will be held on Monday, October 19th at 7:00 PM at the Masonic Lodge located at 9 Meadow Street in Tioga, PA.

The drawing for our 2020 raffle quilt will be held that evening, so be sure to bring in all money, sold ticket stubs, and unsold tickets.

MLQG 2020 Fall Retreat Photos

 A group of MLQG members spent some time in late September at a fun retreat at Linck Hill Inn in Nauvoo, PA. Take a look at some of the activities...

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MLQG Positions Open for 2021

 It’s that time of year again and the nominating committee is looking for a few good people to fill some very important positions within the guild.

Positions that are open are:

Vice President – The role of the Vice President is to assist and work with the President to ensure there is leadership at every meeting and to Chair the Program Committee.

Outreach – The Outreach Chairperson leads Guild activities of a charitable nature. She is the liaison between the Guild and any recipient organization and encourages members to participate in the outreach efforts.

BLOG - The blog guru’s role is to ensure that important information about guild activities is made publicly available on the guild’s blog in a timely manner.

Historian: The historian records the life of the Guild through photographs and words. This is a simple, but important position that logs the history of the guild.

Contact Sylvia L., MLQG President, if you are interested in any of the above offices or chairs. Her contact info can be found in MLQG newsletters and roster.