BUS TRIP - International Quilt Festival, Saturday, March 28, 2015

Calling all quilters……..Would you love to go to the International Quilt Festival in Chicago Saturday, March 28, but don’t want to hassle with driving and parking? 

BIG RED QUILTERS GUILD has made it easy peasy, we’re chartering a bus!  The bus will depart Sam’s Club/Holland parking lot at 7:00 AM SHARP and return roughly 11:00 PM. 

The $55.00 ticket cost includes transportation (via a B&W 56 passenger coach, free Wi-Fi, on board restroom), show entrance, donuts, bottled water, plus a movie on the return trip. 

Space is limited, and offered to BRQG members first so send payment and the attached form by January 26 to ensure your space.

For more information about this event contact:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/988849431132488 or

http://bigredquiltersguild.blogspot.com/

President – Janet Steinke 616-928-8992

Vice President – Marie Yutendale 616-298-7034

Secretary – Barbara Schippa 616-335-2771

Treasurer – Vicky Gray 269-967-8300

Programs – Barb Walsh 616-796-8032

Membership – Char Litwinski 616-994-6460

 

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Monday, December 22, 2014 General Meeting

A small but very enthusiastic group showed up ready to have fun and celebrate the holidays.  

• Marie Yutendale opened the meeting with guild business news:

• An apology to all guild members that came to the first STITCH IN only to find the doors shut.  There was confusion on the actual start time.  This has been corrected, and confirmed with Beechwood Church. Going forward the new start time will be 6:00 PM.  Efforts will be made to warm up the barn a bit beforehand.  Hope to see everyone on January 26.

• FUTURE PROGRAMS were announced:

February 2015 - Sue Nickels, award winning quilter and author from Holly, Michigan

April 2015 - Tresa Keys, famed 1930's quilter presentation and trunk show from Petoskey, Michigan

June 2015 - Nona Jones, from Downers Grove, doll quilt collection, presentation and trunk show

August 2015 – Hands All Around bee from Chicago area, presentation of various bee challenges and quilts

• FACEBOOK - our page is now an "open group" and available, check it out along with our blog.

• RED & WHITE quilt challenge was announced.  Details (categories, sizes, timing) are being ironed out, and will be announced at upcoming meetings.  

• INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL Bus Trip - Barbara Schippa shared information on a possible chartered bus trip to the IQF show in Chicago on March 28, 2015.  Cost estimated is $50-60 including transportation and show entrance at this point (based on full 56 pass/bus). There is enough interest to proceed.  We will open to our guild first, then general public. Final plans will be announced shortly. 

• Pat Navis has instructions and patterns for the DIAPER CHARITY project.  See her for more information.

• The group moved to play LRC (left right center).  Grand prize winners were Pat Navis, fat quarters and gift certificate to STITCHED STUDIO in Grand Rapids and Barbara Schippa, set of 3 titanium scissors. Refreshments were served then we did our gift exchange to Marie's poem.  The meeting finished with a fun show & tell consisting of lots of Christmas themed quilts. 

• The meeting ended shortly before 9:00 PM.