New Board and Committee Members
We're excited to begin planning for next year!
2018-2019 Guild Year Board Members
President: Marie Cloutier
Vice President: Deborah Bingham
Secretary: Sue Erdreich
Treasurer: Andrea Murray
Membership: Christine Economos
2018-2019 Guild Year Committee Chairs
Programs: Jean Ruvel, Alyson Ruvel, Diana Cherryholmes, Laura Catlan
Charity: Maureen Wirth
Block Lotto: TBD
Newsletter: Nancy Dougherty
Retreat Chairs
Winter Retreat 2019: Open
Spring Retreat 2019: Ellen Foster
If you'd like to volunteer to help one of the Committees, please reach out directly to them.
We also said goodbye to our Board members whose terms were up: Greer M./ Treasurer, Caroline P.-Y./Membership, and Hayden L./Vice President. They were presented with Appreciation blocks made by Guild members.
Hayden's Block in Blues and Greys
Greer's Block in Anna Maria Horner Fabric
Caroline's Block in Jewel Tones
Coat of Arms
Jacqui H.C. added these awesome subway map cuffs!
She also added this adorable Jen Hewitt block print.
The Coat is off to Fire Island with Brian B. next...
Block Lotto
Members brought in low-volume 10" squares.
The squares were won by Caroline P-Y!
Room to Grow Quilts
Our guild is so generous!
Sue E.
Pieced by Anita S., Quilted by Judy C.
Eva LB.
Margaret C.
Tina M.
Chris E.
Arlene W.
Ellen Y.
Jean R.
Member Trunk Show
Bernadette F. Shared her quilting journey with us.
She started with her own polyester baby quilt
Her "Lipid" quilt
Scrap quilt made during hurricane Irene
Quilt for her sister with the remainder of her scraps
This quilt has an Amish influence
This one uses Cotton + Steel fabrics
This one has "cartoon" quilting motifs
This hexagon quilt is all hand pieced and quilted
Bernadette feels this quilt best represents who she is as a quilter
Show and Tell
Emily K. cut up an existing quilt top to make this top
She also made this quilt that has quilting that matches the piecing
Naomi M. made this mini using Noriko Endo's method
Chris E. recreated this quilt for a friend who had one just like it as a child
Sandy N. made this Brooklyn Guild "mystery" quilt
Barbara D. made a Tula Pink "mystery" quilt
Diana C.
Caroline P-Y. made these mini-quilts
Jeff S. made his first quilt!
Ellen F. was inspired by a quilt on the cover of Quilter's Newsletter magazine
Emily N. made this quilt from Bee blocks
Amanda F. finished this quilt after a ten year break from quilting!
Have a Quilty summer! See you in October!
The one thing that can't be posted is the terrific time we had and the laughs we had. Bernadette could easily be a stand up comic.
ReplyDeleteThank you to all the members who are taking on roles to serve the guild. I am very grateful!
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