Quilt Guild of Greater Houston

Evening Meeting:
February 21, 2012
About our Evening Meetings

Morning Meeting:
February 7, 2012

Board Meeting
February 7, 2012
Room 171

Patch-Dispatch Newsletters
January 2012 issue

Show n Tell Pictures
November 2011 Day & Night photos

Membership

Dues for re-newing members are $25 for the calendar year, $12.50 for new members during the second half of the year. Your membership entitles you to attend all QGGH meetings, attend workshops and retreats at discounted rates, and receive The Patch Dispatch newsletter. Your membership card gives you discounts at participating shops, sometimes in other states! Click HERE for the Membership form.

Special Note:

SPAM in your EMAIL? . . .

When you send guild-related email to any member, include the guild initials QGGH in the subject line. That way recipients will not hit delete without reading your message - maybe thinking that you are trying to sell health-enhancing drugs or the latest stock tips.

Dedicated to promoting the art of Quilting and providing an opportunity for sharing ideas and learning new techniques.

Saturday, February 11 - Charity Quilt Day

The theme this year is NEWBORNS. All you have to do is join us, work on the kit provided, and have some fun. At the end of the day, your finished quilt will be ready for donation to an area charity. The kits will be easy, newborn size quilts that can be finished in one day, so all skill levels can have fun making these quilts. Bring a friend or family member to join us in the fun. Contact Linda Stokes so she can have enough kits ready.

Friday, February 17 - AM MEETING - Karey Bresenhan

"Texas Quilt Museum" - Karey Bresenhan is descended from five generations of Texas Quilters. In 1974 she opened Great Expectations Quilt Shop. She is founder of Quilts, Inc and the International Quilt Festival. She introduced Quilt Market in 1980. Karey and her cousin Nancy O'Bryant Puentes have co-authored three books about the history of Texas quiltmakers from 1836 to present.

She will tell us about her latest gift for quiltmakers - The Texas Quilt Museum in LaGrange, which she opened in November, 2011.

Tuesday, February 21 - PM MEETING - - Mary Mashuta
www.marymashuta.com

"You Can Never Own Too Many Stripes" - Mary bills herself as one of the foremost buyers of stripe fabrics in the country. It doesn't make any difference what color, size, or style a stripe is. She says, "If it isn't nailed down, I'll buy it." Stripes are great in both traditional and contemporary quilts as well as wearables.

Be sure to check the Calendar for upcoming events and the Calendar EVENTS page for Quilt show and other events around Texas! LOTS of Quilt Shows coming up. Great road trip ideas for your BEE.

Do you have questions or more information to share? Contact one of our board members to pass it on!

This year's roster is online for members.

Its time to renew your membership or join for 2012! Bring the 2012 MEMBERSHIP FORM to the next meeting.

Sign up for a Kroger Plus Card! The guild receives a percentage from Kroger each time you shop. Beginnng July 1, it is necessary to re-register your Kroger Plus card with the QGGH bar code. If you do not have the QGGH bar code, you can pick up details at the Membership Table.

We would like to invite all quilters (and quilt lovers!) to our meetings. We meet the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00 P.M. at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church. Guests are always welcome! Click here for a MAP and driving directions.

Please remember that workshop fees help enable the guild to bring top quiltmakers to lecture and teach. If you've never attended before, give it a whirl! You'll find it can be great fun - and give you lots of ideas for new projects or ways to finish old ones.