East Side Quilters

 

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NOTE: All meetings are 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated.
This page last updated 29 Oct 2009/jnt

*** Business meetings April through July will be held on the third Wednesday of the month. ***

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

January

• Wednesday, Jan. 7 - Work meeting
• Fri.-Sun., Jan. 16-18 - Cabin Fever Weekend, open 6 pm Friday, 9:30 am Sat/Sun
  
• Tuesday, Jan. 20 - Business meeting/show and tell; pay annual dues; 2009 program/BOM details

February

• Wednesday, Feb. 4 - Work meeting
• Fri.-Sun., Feb. 13-15 - Cabin Fever Weekend, open 6 pm Friday, 9:30 am
• Tuesday, Feb. 17 - Business meeting/show and tell.

March

• Wednesday, Mar. 4 - Work meeting
• Tuesday, Mar. 17 - Business meeting/show and tell.
• Member Flea Market.
• Sign up for Camp Sonrise getaway in May (May 14-17) -- $60 deposit due.
• Fri.-Sun., Mar. 20-22 - Annual Quilt-In (make care quilts and tops) open 3 pm Friday, 9:30 am Sat/Sun - covered dish to share on Saturday
• Tuesday, Mar. 24 - Work meeting, 10-2
  

April

• Wednesday, Apr. 1 - Work meeting
• Saturday, Apr. 4 - Purse class with Kathy K.
  
• Fri.-Sun., Apr. 17-19 - Spring Fever Weekend, open 6 pm Friday, 9:30 am Sat/Sun - covered dish to share on Saturday
• ***Wednesday, Apr. 22 - Business meeting/show and tell.
• Bring back VFW raffle quilt stubs and money (drawing in May).
• Balance of money due ($55) for Get-Away Weekend.
• "Ergonomics" of quilting
• Chair massages
• Workshop samples
• Tuesday, Apr. 28 - Work meeting, 10-2

May

• Wednesday, May 6 - Work meeting
• Sat., May 9 - Castleton Village-wide Garage Sale (VFW raffle tickets and money due!!
• Thu.-Sun., May 14-17 - ESQ Get-Away Weekend (quilters' retreat) at Camp Sonrise, Schroon Lake, NY.
• ***Wednesday, May 20 - Business meeting/show and tell. 
• other details to be announced later

June

• Wednesday, June 3 - Work meeting
• ***Wednesday, June 17 - Business meeting/show and tell.
•  BOM Demo
• "Christmas" charm swap (ten 6-1/2" unique squares per bundle; for every bundle you bring you get to take a different one home)

July

• Wednesday, July 1 - Work Meeting
• Tuesday, July 14 - work meeting, 9-3
• Wednesday, July 22 - Business meeting/show and tell.
• BOM Demo
• Ice Cream Social--everything provided!
• Christmas in July: Bring projects and ideas.
• Tuesday, July 28 - work meeting, 9-3

August

• Wednesday, Aug. 5< - Quilt 'Til You Wilt day! - Plan to work all day on your own projects or on group projects. Come for all or part of the day, or come in the evening for normal WORK NIGHT time. We'll be there from 9 am on; plan to go to Scarnato's for dinner. We'll still be there if you can only come at the regular (7 pm) work night time.
• Tuesday, Aug. 11 - work meeting, 9-3
• Tuesday, Aug. 18 - Business meeting/show and tell. Annual Picnic at Schodack Town Park--bring a dish to pass; hotdogs/hamburgs provided. Sign up for October road trip.
  
• Tuesday, Aug. 25 - work meeting, 9-3

September

• Wednesday, Sept. 2 - Work meeting.
• Tuesday, Sept. 8 - work meeting, 9-3
• Tuesday, Sept. 15 - Business meeting/show and tell. Nominating Committee appointed. Other details TBD.
• Saturday, Sept. 19 - Heart Quilt class with Nancy S.
• Tuesday, Sept. 22 - work meeting, 9-3

October

• Wednesday, Oct. 7 - Work meeting
• Tuesday, Oct. 13 - work meeting, 9-3
• Saturday, Oct. 17 - Members' Road Trip CANCELLED
• Tuesday, Oct. 20 - Open House (business meeting) and 2009 "Fans" Challenge Quilts* due; nominated slate of officers announced; Care Quilts given to organizations.
• Fri.-Sun., Oct. 23-25 - Fall Frenzy – Make items for December giveaway (note: Ravena "Quilters' Paradise" sale), open 6 pm Friday, 9:30 am Sat/Sun - covered dish to share on Saturday
• Tuesday, Oct. 27 - work meeting, 9-3

November

• Wednesday, Nov. 4 - Work meeting. Start rebuilding Care Quilt collection!
• Saturday, Nov. 7 - Landscape Quilt class with Kathy, 10-?
• Tuesday, Nov. 10 - work meeting, 9-3
• Tuesday, Nov. 17 - Business meeting/show and tell.
• Chinese Auction.
• Election of Officers; sign up for Holiday Party. Members can bring in Thanksgiving projects to share and demo.
• "Florals" charm swap (ten 6-1/2" unique squares per bundle; for every bundle you bring you get to take a different one home)
• Food drive
• Tuesday, Nov. 24 - work meeting, 9-3

December

• Wednesday, Dec. 2 - Holiday Party 6:00, catered. $5-10 sewing-related grab-bag gift (please wrap)! President's Challenge winner drawn (drawn from slips submitted during the year as you complete the President's challenge!). Bring hats & mittens/gloves for children.
• Sat., Dec. 5 - Boxwood tree and skirt workshop, and lunch with Lynn K.

Contact Program Chair Lynn K. if you have any questions.

* See Quilt Challenge details on the "Challenges" tab at left.

Nancy S. has organized a charm square swap, 3 times this year.

Swap participants will bring one or more bundles of ten (10) 6” squares of specified patterned fabrics.  For every bundle you bring, you take the same number of bundles home.  Each bundle should be tied together (you could use a strip of selvage or scrap).  Any questions can be directed to Nancy.

Schedule:

 – February is an “I Spy” swap (I-spy fabrics are novelty fabrics with depictions of all kinds of things, often used in baby quilts. Some examples are: frogs, astronauts, children, alphabet, bugs. See the Wikipedia definition of I Spy)

 – June is a “Christmas/Holiday” swap

 – November is a “Spring Floral” swap