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May 2020 , Volume 39, Number 5
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Western North Carolina Quilters Guild
A Letter from ourPresident
Dearly valued members of the Western No. Carolina Quilt Guild,
I’m sure that at the beginning of this year none of us had any idea that we would be in our present situation. The whole world has come to a standstill in response to the threat of a brand new virus. We’ve given up social time, shopping time, travel time. We’ve stayed home, dusted off the old cook books, spruced up our yards, and taken solace with our sewing machines as our new best friend.
True to form we quilters have proved resourceful, resilient, and generous. We have used our talents in the service of others. It would be interesting to count up the actual number of gowns for healthcare workers and face masks for family and friends that we’ve made. Those that didn’t do much sewing contributed a lot of fabric from their own stash. (And we thought we’d never get rid of all that fabric, nor witness how quickly quarter-inch elastic could become a most precious commodity!)
We also have realized that the love we share with our families and the camaraderie with our friends and neighbors provide the greatest value in our lives. We have found wonderful creative ways to stay connected with each other.
We all are most eager to get this crisis behind us and resume our lives. I hope we will be able to look back on this year as a time when we were reminded of what was really important to us, as a time of positives as well as inconvenience for most of us, but true suffering for some. I, for one, am so grateful to be living in the mountains of North Carolina where the Spring is the most beautiful season of all, and we can take the time to revel in nature’s glorious display right in our own neighborhoods.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all again as soon as possible!
Linda Gillette, president
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CHANGES FOR WNCQG for 2020
Renewals
Madeline Bachta, Area 0
Carolyne Zink, Area 5
New Members
Bonnie Cory, Area 0
We have a Member Sign-In box at the top of the Home page. There you can see all the members’ information. You can print this list out if you wish, or just look up the person you are looking for each time you need a person. Please look these people above in the list and put these corrections and additions in your 2020 yearbook. Also, get the supplement page to put in your book.
Scholarship Comm. Report
The Scholarship Committee members have reviewed the applications and decided to award two $1,000 scholarships to the following applicants:
Callie Owen who attends Rosman High School, Transylvania County.
Dean Patrick Wheless who attends East Henderson High School, Henderson County.
The two recipients have been invited to the July meeting of the WNCQG to receive their awards.
We plan to draw the raffle ticket winner for the Scholarship raffle quilt donated by Georgia Bonesteel at the June 18th WNCQG meeting.
Scholarship Committee members: Barbara Dexter-Smith (Chair), Georgia Bonesteel, Joanne Shafer, Pat Clow, Abbie Vesely, Helen Owen.
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LIBRARY NEWS
There are hundreds of quilting books in our library that will appeal to traditional and art quilters alike. Unfortunately, we cannot access the books at this time as the church is closed until May 15th. We invite you to suggest books for possible purchase. Come check us out at our next meeting!
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This is a small wall hanging, completed during my days at home. It was started as a guild workshop project in Sept. 2016. And finally finished!! By Mary Hinkle
I have made over 250 masks for health care workers, police, nursing homes, family and friends. This picture is the 74 I made and donated last week.Sandy Chambers
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Area 2/3 Rep: Joanne Shafer - 698-2927 email: [email protected] Where: Beginnings When: the 4th Wednesday, CANCELLED for May Time: 2 - 4 pm Agenda: .
Area 5 Rep. Barbara Dexter-Smith 828-884-4184 email: [email protected] Where: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard, Brevard, across from Ingles When: 3rd Tuesday, CANCELLED for May Time: 9.30am Agenda:
Area 8
Rep: Laura Jones 828-242-2298, [email protected]
and Nelia Masiques 269-330-1234
Where: Grace Lutheran Church, Hendersonville
When: 4th Thursday, CANCELLED for May
Time: 10 am to 12 noon
Agenda:
Area 1
Rep: Linda Lou Harris 330-224-7190, [email protected]
When 1st Thursday, CANCELLED for May
Where Trinity Presbyterian at Blythe
Time: 10 am
Agenda:
Area News
Sunshine
Please notify Ruth Eaton of any member or immediate family of a member who needs a card from the guild for illness or bereavement. Her email is [email protected] or call 692-5617.
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Western North Carolina Quilters Guild
PO Box 2231
Hendersonville, NC 28793-2231
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