Main Show and Tell page
Show and Tell 2014 &
2015 (in descending order)
At each general meeting guild members
enjoy showing their quilting projects.
2015
December 2015 Luncheon
December
Slideshow. Our Holiday Luncheon was held at the Waterfront
Country Club. Besides enjoying a great buffet lunch with our
friends, we viewed and voted on the 2015 Challenge "25"
entries, observed our Annual Ornament Exchange, and honored all
those who served the guild in 2015. We also inducted our new
2016 officers. Our table centerpieces were provided by the Shady
Ladies Bee .(To view the slideshow follow
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to come back to this page.)
November 2015 General
Meeting
November
Slideshow. Our Presenter was LQG Member Stephanie Schaefer.
It was a make and take session featuring the Pineapple Block.
Stephanie made kits for all of us with precut fabric and a marked
pattern. The program was followed by member Show and Tell. The
Featured Bee of the Month was the Sunshine Bee. (To
view the slideshow follow the instructions on the first page.
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October 2015 General
Meeting
October
Slideshow. Our guest speaker was Penny Mezzano from Lynchburg.
She provided us with a Trunk Show of the many quilts she has
made over the past 22 years. Penny works primarily with her own
designs using traditional piecing. The program was followed by
member Show and Tell. The Featured Bee of the Month was the Piece
Makers Bee. (To view the slideshow follow
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September 2015 General
Meeting
September
Slideshow. Our guest speaker and workshop leader was Sandy
Fitzpatrick of Hissyfitz Designs. Sandy provided us with handy
quilting and sewing tips, and a trunk show of her applique quilts
using her charming and unique designs. Her Monday workshop was
"Me and My Peeps." The program was followed by member
Show and Tell. The Featured Bee of the Month was the Kept in
Stitches Bee. (To view the slideshow
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window to come back to this page.)
August 2015 General
Meeting
August
Slideshow. Our presenter was Lori Clayton, owner of Threads
Run Thru It. Members rotated between three stations demontrating
quick methods to make beautiful holiday gifts.
The program was followed by member Show and Tell. The Featured
Bee of the Month was the Friendship Bee. Photos courtesey
of Kate Holdgreve. (To view the slideshow
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window to come back to this page.)
July 2015 General Meeting
July
Slideshow. Our presenter and workshop leader for July was
Laura Blanchard of Plum Tree Quilts. On Monday Barbara taught
a workshop featuring a Reversible Strippy
Table Runner. After the trunk show we had member Show
and Tell. There was no Featured Bee of the Month. (To
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June 2015 General Meeting:
There
was no June Meeting due to VBS
May 2015 General Meeting
May
Slideshow. Our presenter and workshop leader for May was
Barbara Cline. She gave a slideshow on the "Where, When
and Why of Quilting" and then a trunk show highlighting
the quilts featured in her books. After the trunk show we had
member Show and Tell. The Featured Bee of the Month was the Southside
Bee. On Wednesday Barbara taught a workshop on "Spinning
Pinwheels." (To view the slideshow
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April 2015 General Meeting
April
Slideshow. Our presenter and workshop leader for April was
Laura Post from Batiks Etcetera and Sew What Fabrics in Wytheville,
VA. She taught a morning workshop on "Free Form Curves"
and gave a program lecture on "What to Do with Panels."
The lecture was followed by Show and Tell. The Featured Bee of
the Month was the Bag Ladies. (To view
the slideshow follow the instructions on the first page. Close
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March 2015 General Meeting
March
Slideshow. Our presenter and workshop leader for March was
LQG Member Cindy Clark. Cindy taught a workshop featuring "Watercolor"
wall hangings. Her program presentation showed us "How to
Quilt without a Stash." The Featured Bee of the Month
was the Shady Ladies. (To view the slideshow
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window to come back to this page.)
February 2015 Annual
Charity Sew-in
February
Slideshow. From 9am-2pm members worked on charity items.
This year the main emphasis was on bears. We also held a Silent
Auction and Raffle to raise money for future Speakers and Workshop
leaders. We celebrated the Guild's 25th Anniversary and were
especially fortunate to have with us the guild's first president,
Ginny Watson. Slideshow Photos Courtesy of Sandra Ferguson. (To
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January 2015 General
Meeting
January
Slideshow. Avis
Withers, a member of the guild, presented a program entitled "An
Ascent into Craziness." Avis has an extensive background
in hand and machine sewing, and is a trained sewing instructor
for many well-known sewing companies and organizations. Avis
also led a workshop entitled "A Little Touch of Craziness."
The presentation by Avis was followed by Show and Tell. A record
94 members attended. (To view
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2014
December 2014 Holiday
Luncheon
December
Slideshow. Our December Luncheon was held at the Waterfront
Country Club on December 9th. Eighty-seven members attended.
We also held our Challenge Viewing and Voting, our Ornament Exchange,
the induction of new officers, recognition of all those who served
the guild in 2014, and gifts for block of the month participants.
Be sure to visit the 2014
Challenge page to see a slideshow of all the challenge entries.(To view the slideshow follow the instructions
on the first page. Close the slideshow window to come back to
this page.)
November 2014 General
Meeting.
November
Slideshow. Our program was an in house trunk show
led by Denise Pilversack, VP of Programs.
The program was entitled "Quilts
Tell a Story (You never know where a quilt will end up)."
Members who showed their quilts were Denise Pilversack, Becky
Linkous, Bettie Cerul, Pat Blice, Kate Holdgreve, and Bonnie
Zink. The program was followed by Show and Tell. The featured
Bee of the Month was the Shady Ladies. (To
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October 2014 General
Meeting.
October
Slideshow. Martha Annas from The Cotton Quilt Shop in Granite
Falls, NC, presented a morning workshop entitled "Hot Flash
Hunter's Star," and a 1pm trunk show. The program was followed
by Show and Tell. The featured Bee of the Month was the Material
Girls. (To view the slideshow follow
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September 2014 General
Meeting.
September
Slideshow. Paula Golden presented a trunk show on choosing
color and design for our quilts. Paula also led a Monday workshop
featuring a quilt pattern named "Bargello Boogie."
The program was followed by Show and Tell. The featured Bee of
the Month was Stitches in Time. (To
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August 2014 General
Meeting.
August
Slideshow. Kathy
Berinholtz, a local fiber artist, presented a lecture on "Hand
Dyed Fabrics". She explained several ways you can add color
and interesting details to our fabric for quilting. Kathy has
a shop called "Vermillion" located inside the Artfully
Framed shop here at the lake. The program was followed
by Show and Tell. There was no Bee of the Month display. (To view the slideshow follow the instructions
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July 2014 General Meeting.
July
Slideshow. Lori Clayton of Threads Run Through It taught
an all day workshop on July 21. The workshop featured a new technique
for cutting curves with a rotary cutter. Lori also presented
a program on making perfect points on July 22. The program was
followed by Show and Tell. The featured Bee of the Month was
Friendship Bee. Thank you to Kate Holdgreve for taking photos
in the webmaster's absence. (To view
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May/June 2014 General
Meeting.
June
Slideshow. This was a combined May and June meeting which
took place on June 3. Our first guest speaker was Daina Kubasak,
Gold Star Mother. Daina gave a presentation of Memorial Quilts
made in honor of her son, Cpl. Jared Kubasak. Our second presenter
was Jerry Witt of Creative Stitches in Lynchburg. He spoke about
the "care and feeding" of our machines. The program
was followed by Show and Tell. The Bee of the Month was Kept
in Stitches. 71 members attended. (To
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April 2014 General Meeting.
April
Slideshow. The morning workshop was "Time to Sit Pin
Cushion Buddy," a Make and Take project with Vicki Seekford
and Lori Suon of the General Store. Lori and Vicki also led our
afternoon program which was a Recap of the Quilt Show. Members
showed the quilts they had entered in the Quilt Show and Vicki
and Lori announced the Viewer's Choice Winners and presented
prizes. The program was followed by Show and Tell. The Bee of
the Month was the Bag Ladies. (To view
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February 2014 Annual
Charity Sew-in.
February
Slideshow. From 9am-2pm members worked on charity items.
The main emphasis was on bears and pillow pals. At the end of
the day there were 275 bears stuffed and ready to donate to local
charities. According to Sandra Ferguson, we also got in 11 quilts,
6 totes and 6 wheelchair bags, several pillowcases, and we made
25 pillow pals. We have 65 bears that we didn't get stuffed,
and a number of folks took bears home that had been cut out but
not sewn together. It was quite a day!! Sandra also provided
the photos used in the slide show. Jennifer Jones sent in a photo
of our Founder's Day cake. It was our 24th birthday. (To
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January 2014 General
Meeting.
January
Slideshow. Our morning workshop was "Shabby Chic Rose"
and our afternoon program was "Making It Yours." Both
were presented by guild members Becky Linkous and Denise Pilversack.The
program demonstrated how to take a pattern and see beyond the
sample to create an individualized quilt. The program was followed
by Show and Tell. (To view the slideshow
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