We Look Forward to the End of Our 'Alone Times'
I think summer has arrived, which should mean that uninvited virus should leave for colder climes and leave us alone now. Many of you have been busy during this time (including me) and should be ready to show the group your work and tell the stories of our "Alone Times."
Can't wait to see all of you in person, together again! If all goes well, we will gather July 2 for a "real" program and Show & Tell. Stay well!
Theresa Morales
Madame President
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JUNE VIRTUAL GUILD MEETING
WHERE:
At Home on YouTube
WHEN:
Online, anytime starting Thurs., June 4 and after
After the Guild Meeting:
None
ONLINE PROGRAM
Theresa will create a slide show to present on YouTube, with updates from the guild and Show & Tell. Look for the link in your June 4 email.
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Newbie Bee
If any of you are having any issues, please feel free to contact Genie White or Carla Action and we can help you out online. YouTube is also a great place to learn just about anything.
We sure miss our meetings and seeing all of you. Stay safe and Happy Quilting!
Genie White & Carla Action
Beyond Beginner Bee
I hope you are all safe and well. While I am encouraged by the current trend of the virus, I wonder if we will be able to safely meet any time soon. I will try to come up with a fun, easy project to email out for this month, on the day of the meeting, so we can pretend we are there together and learning something!
I miss you all! Get those UFOs out and work on reducing your fabric stash. Keep in touch and send photo show-and-tells please! Happy Quilting.
Carla Action
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We can’t wait to see you!
The Community Service Bee is a friendly group, so it’s been rough not seeing each other. However, when we are able to meet again, the Show & Tell portion of our meeting will be amazing. Keep on quilting!
Lost and found:
During this unexpected pause, members are cleaning closets and discovering lost fabric from projects of long ago. If you discover fabric that you no longer can use, consider sharing it with the community service bee. We can use fat quarters and donations of a quarter yard or larger. Smaller pieces and usable scraps can be shared on the free table.
Tally-ho!
If you make a donation on behalf of QACDG, please let one of the Community Service bee keepers know so that we can officially document that donation and add it to the tally that we must keep for our annual report and audit. We have a standard in-kind letter that we sign and that the recipients sign to acknowledge all donations made on behalf of QACDG. We do not need to document donations that you make for your place of worship, family or neighbors, but we know that those groups appreciate your kindness! Thank you for helping QACDG keep an accurate tally of donations made in our name.
Here is our official tally of items made for donation on behalf of QACDG this year:
Quilts
:
GOAL: 200 ON HAND: 75
Totes
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GOAL: 150 ON HAND: 33
Heart Sets
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GOAL: 150 ON HAND: 30 sets
Pillowcases
:
GOAL: 300 ON HAND: 64
Medical Dolls:
GOAL: 50 ON HAND: 60
Masks
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*Cancer Center:
DONATED: 328
*Grace Marketplace:
DONATED: 66
*Fisher House:
DONATED: 100
*UF Psych Unit:
REQUESTED: 120 DONATED: 139
*UF Project:
DONATED 2,260
*UF Vet school:
REQUESTED: 50 DONATED: 50
*Peaceful Paths:
DONATED: 85
*Supervisor
of Elections:
REQUEST: 600 ON HAND: 133
Carol Wilkerson, Gail Benz, Anna Rasmussen & Gennette Gailey
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We have another virtual Show & Tell this month. All members are intived to share your work via email during our time in coronavirus self-isolation. Here are stories and photos we received over the past month.
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Gretchen Brooks
I have made over 50 masks for various service groups, including a hospital in North Carolina and for friends.
I also entered an online art exhibit entitled The Garden, held by the Gainesville Fine Arts Association. My quilt "Remembrance" won a Merit Award.
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Joyce Dewsbury
These are the small Silent Meditations I have done to date. The impetus for these came from an article originally in
Quilting Arts
and also the very good class workshop that Nancy Roberts gave for the FAB group.
I made these mug rugs which were commissioned by a friend. She wanted birds for her relatives. There are three art cards. The top one is painted and the bottom two are fabric collages.
I have also been hand-quilting a wall hanging, which I had basted together just prior to my surgery.
A brief note on my health front. Only four more days before my cast will be removed and I graduate into a walking boot and have to learn to walk again
I miss everyone and hope all are well.
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Helene Rhine
This is the simple Harry Potter quilt for my grandson Jacob's 10th birthday!
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Peggy DiNegro
I
was supposed to teach lace this July, but my class has been canceled. This is an unfinished piece that was going into the teacher display. The bobbin lace bookmarks range from five inches (without the tail) down to one inch -- and I’m working on three-quarters-inch and a half-inch.
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Mary Ann Plance
I have distributed 100 masks to Fisher House, and my daughter has distributed about three dozen to her doctor in Dunnellon and to the Assistant Secretary of the Corrections Department in Tallhassee.
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Kathy Davis
I have made 290 masks as of May 14 for family, friends and nonprofit groups through my church, Trinity United Methodist in Gainesville.
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Barbara Lindsey
Barbara made face masks for Grace Marketplace.
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QACDG HISTORY: 17 YEARS OF MEMORIES, 2003-PRESENT
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What stories are there to tell? What memories should not be forgotten?
We are starting an Oral History series with our founding members, then moving out from there to hear all the great member stories that have not yet been written down!
Té Haynes
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Meet Marsha Tucker,
QACDG Founding Member
TH:
Why did you join the guild?
MT: To support its membership and those who were responsible for its formation.
TH:
How was the guild different when you joined than it is today?
MT: Much smaller – but grew in numbers very quickly. However, the original guild did form bees, created workshops, etc., early on.
TH:
How would you describe the guild and its members to others?
MT:
Friendly, creative, eager to share their enjoyment of the craft/art form.
TH:
Tell us a story of the guild’s past:
MT:
Many of us traveled to Paducah, KY, and Nashville, TN, for quilt shows, where we ate too much and spent too much, but came home with great memories.
TH:
What should newer members know about the guild or its history?
MT: That quilters today have the experience of enjoying the foresight and efforts of those who originally formed QACDG.
TH:
What should other quilters know about quilting today?
MT: It continues to develop by the inclusion of other art forms.
TH:
What would you like current members to know about the guild?
MT: It’s a wonderful place to learn, whether one is new to quilting or been quilting for years, and to form long lasting friendships.
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Marsha Tucker
I have made over 100 quilts, wall-hangings, table runners, etc. but this quilt represents what I love most to make -- quilts containing lots of fabrics and a myriad of colors. I have actually made three quilts using this particular pattern/method, changing the pattern just a bit with each one. The original one I made for my sister, Sandy, years ago, using fabrics she had given me. It became my favorite of all the quilts I’ve made. This last version is “mine.” It certainly isn’t the nicest quilt I’ve ever made, but remains my favorite.
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Don’t fret! Our presenters for May and June have been rescheduled!
May presenter, Robin Koehler of Tarpon Springs, originally scheduled to present program at our guild meeting and an afternoon workshop, has been
RESCHEDULED FOR JAN. 7, 2021.
June presenter, Valerie Goodwin of Tallahassee, originally scheduled to present program at our guild meeting and an afternoon workshop, has been
RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 4, 2021.
Future programs for 2020 will be announced as we begin to meet in person again!
Stay sane and safe!
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July 2 Guild Meeting:
Almost 17 Years of Quilting with QACDG, featuring
Linda Cowell.
After the Guild Meeting:
Quilt As You Go: Connecting Quilted Blocks
with Té Haynes. Learn several ways to quilt small pieces, then connect them to create a bigger quilt. Sign up. $15.
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July 30, Fifth Thursday Workshop:
Bib Overall Graffiti Art Apron
with Carol Gordhamer, Fiber Arts Bee. Sign up. $15.
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NEEDED: AFTER THE GUILD WORKSHOPS
Aug. 6, Sept. 3, and Oct. 1. Guild members receive the fees paid by attendees ($15/person). Contact
Té Haynes,
mhaynes1000@gmail.com
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Note: The presenter originally scheduled for May has been rescheduled to January 2021.
Té Haynes
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Annual Dues
If you haven't paid for 2020 and wish to mail your check, our address is:
QACDG
P. O. Box 357012
Gainesville, FL 32635-7012
Marie Davis
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Happy May Birthdays
Theresa Barrand
Diana Bennet
Lavonne Krauth
Iona Malanchuck
Marsha Tucker
Anne Taylor
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Susan Grebe
Linda Fallon
Bev Cheuvront
Bryan Brethauer
Patricia Stewart
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PALATKA QUILT SHOW POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER
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I saw Miss D recently and she informed me they are again postponing the Quilts by the River show until September since Jacksonville’s show has moved to May of 2021. There is hope yet that we can help her with this.
She’d also like to bring her shop to a guild meeting to sell – anytime!
Genie White
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Free Fruit Sacks
FREE fruit sacks for your unique craft project. I have 11 very clean bags in perfect shape.
Call 352-316-2987 - Lynn Bryan
Machine Repair & Cleaning
Theresa Morales will help with machine
mechanical issues and cleaning. $40 regular
price. Current SPECIAL for guild members is
$20
.
Theresa Morales, 513.774.8787.
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The Senior Center is closed and the general meeting was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A virtual meeting was held on YouTube by Theresa Morales.
Announcements
General Meeting and Bees are canceled until further notice.
Upcoming Programs - 1st VP Té Haynes
May presenter has been rescheduled for January 2021.
June presenter has been rescheduled for February 2021.
Future programs are subject to change and will be announced once we have a confirmed guild meeting.
Treasurer's report prepared by Genie White
Checking Balance as of 5/04/2020: $7,792.76
Savings Account Balance as of 5/04/2020:
$7,602.13
Total Checking and Savings as of 5/04/2020: $15,394.89
Cash Flow
Inflow as of 5/04/2020:
$ 3,621.21
Outflow as of 5/04/2020:
$ 6,003.35
Total as of 5/04/2020
$ -2,382.14
Hospitality
We wish all the Birthday members Happy Birthday.
Barbara Denahan
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Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild 2019 Officers
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President Theresa Morales
1st VP/Programs Marité Haynes
2nd VP/ Membership Marie Davis
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Secretary Barbara Denahan
Treasurer Genie White
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Newsletter
Editor: Beverly Cheuvront
Copy Editor: Carol Wilkerson
Photography: Jennifer Ciccarelli, Penny Erickson and Gloria Parker
Newsletter Deadline: Articles and photos are due the 15
th of each month. If you would like to submit an item for the newsletter, email Beverly Cheuvront at
bcheuvront@gmail.com.
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QACDG
PO Box 357012
Gainesville, FL 32635
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