OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., July 5, 2024 (4 posts)
DEADLIINE for Raffle Ticket Sales: July 11
Thanks!!
Calling All Boutique Vendors!!
The Boutique Committee will accept your priced and inventoried items on Thursday, August 1st, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Be sure all your items have a tag securely attached with price, inventory number and your vendor number on the front. It’s helpful if a very short description is on the back of the tag, in case the tag gets separated from the item during the sale. We will ask for a copy of your inventory sheets to keep during the sale.
Remember: Members will have exclusive shopping rights Friday morning from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Text or call Gail Chipman if you have any questions regarding marking items, inventorying items, etc. at 541-602-7760.
Quilt Show Host Volunteers
Here are the most current signups for the Quilt Show Host Volunteers. Viki West will be at our meeting this month with the poster to allow for in-person signups. We have 41 vacant spaces to fill (21%). Thanks to all who have volunteered. Please consider how you can best support our quilt show .
Reminder: Challenge Quilt Voting is Online Now
View the creative takes on the theme and make your vote on the 17 entries in the 2024 OCQG Challenge: The Four Seasons. Follow this LINK.
You can also find the link on the Guild website home page at https://oregoncoastal quilters.org./
Voting ends Saturday, July 13th.
Nan
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., June 28, 2024 (5 posts)
Program at the July 11 Meeting
At the General meeting on July 11th, member Nan Scott will give an overview of some of the capabilities of Electric Quilt (EQ), a very powerful digital quilt designer. She will also illustrate many of the capabilities, using several projects that she has designed. If you have ever wanted to take your design from imagination to reality, EQ may just be your secret sauce!
2024 Quilt Show Host Volunteers
Currently, we have 43 spots left to fill (22%)! Here is a description of the jobs to help you with your decisions. Please consider representing the greatest quilt guild on the Oregon Coast! Your presence will make a difference for our attendees AND it is a great opportunity to have fun!
Lincoln County Fair
Help! We need members to man our booth at the Lincoln County Fair. It is an opportunity to sign up new members, talk about our Veterans Project and Documentation and sell raffle quilt tickets and merchandise. We need to fill the following shifts:
10:00-2:00, 2:00 to 6:00, 6:00-9:00
Saturday, July 6th: We need 1 person for 10:00-2:00 and 2:00-6:00 and 2 people for 6:00-9:00
10:00-1:30 and 1:30-5:00
Viki
Challenge Quilt Voting is Online Now
View the creative takes on the theme and make your vote on the 17 entries in the 2024 OCQG Challenge: The Four Seasons. Follow this LINK.
You can also find the link on the Guild website home page at https://oregoncoastal quilters.org./
Voting ends Saturday, July 13th.
Nan
June OCQG Executive Board Meeting Minutes
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., June 21, 2024 (4 posts)
Finishing School Meeting
Lincoln County Fair
Challenge Quilt Voting is Online Now
View the creative takes on the theme and make your vote on the 17 entries in the 2024 OCQG Challenge: The Four Seasons. Follow this LINK.
You can also find the link on the Guild website home page at https://oregoncoastal quilters.org./
Voting ends Saturday, July 13th.
Nan
June OCQG General Meeting Minutes
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., June 14, 2024 ( 2 posts)
Quilt Show Volunteers Update
The most current signup sheet for our Host volunteers at the quilt show is available online. The word “host” has been added to help us distinguish from other signups. WE are 75% toward our goal! We have 47 slots left (See yellow highlighted areas).
Please consider signing up for the Guild Activities. Clarification of the position may be helpful. Tamara Craig is preparing information sheets that clarify our amazing activities (Community Quilts, Retreats, off-shoot quilting groups, Veterans Quilting, AND the annual quilt show! We will have membership applications. We will have some baskets to auction (2 per day) and some notions to sell. The position is seated. You won’t be left alone without direction. This can be great fun! It will give you an opportunity to let people know how you benefit as a member of this organization.
Pamela Potter
Remembering Florence Roberts
We’re sad to announce that Florence Roberts died in early June. Florence taught many of our present and former members how to quilt. She was a stalwart OCQG member and prolific quilter until a few years ago.
2024 Quilt Show Sign Up Schedule
Here is a downloadable Quilt Show Schedule
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., May 31, 2024 (2 posts)
Quilt Show Update
Please register your quilts; we only have 29 now. The Quilt Intake is July 29, but the registration deadline is July 4. If you need help registering your quilt, come early to the June 13 Guild meeting by 5 pm; photos can be taken then also.
Boutique
Don’t forget to get your Boutique number and tags from Gail C. at the June meeting. The Boutique is your opportunity to sell your quilted items, fabric, notions, and patterns. You only need to work one (1) shift during the Show to sell your items.
Grab Bags
Please clean out your quilting room for any grab bag items: patterns, magazines, fabric, notions. You may bring them to the Guild meeting and give to Judy Line or Jane S. These sell quickly, and you get more room for new fabric. If you have lots of stuff, we will pick it up. Just call Jane S.
Guild Activity Booth
New this year: We will be selling some of our favorite notions at the booth. Come by early for some great bargains. We will be located next to the Veterans Booth.
Also, there will be two raffle baskets each day, full of terrific items to win–$1 for each ticket or 6 tickets for $5. Check out these baskets, and thanks to our small groups for their donations.
Volunteers
Please sign up to volunteer during the week of the Quilt Show. There are several places that need your help.
Judging is July 30-31, see Pat Laub.
Setup/Takedown is Aug. 1 and Aug. 3, see Jane S to sign up.
Quilt Show is Aug. 2-3. Pamela will have the poster at the Guild meeting or go to our website, oregoncoastalquiltersguild.org and click on Events, Quilt Show, Volunteer Schedule.
Small Quilt Auction
We still need more quilts for our auction. Please consider donating a small quilt, tote, table topper to help a charity in our area. Half of our proceeds will go to a chosen charity. See Kathy Lambert for questions and to donate. All that fit will be displayed at the Newport Library the month of July to help promote the show.
Potluck on Aug. 1, Newport Rec. Center
Please bring some food, anytime from 9:00 – 11:00 am, to share with the Quilt Show setup volunteers. We usually have about 40-50 people, so please be generous. Thanks to Wilma for organizing this.
Jane Szabo, Jan McQueen, Debby Thompson
A Big Thank-You!
I just wanted to give a big shout-out to thank all of you who made and contributed baby quilts, receiving blankets and burp cloths for the local labor and delivery department in Newport. On Sunday, May 26th, I delivered three large totes full of items. You may have seen the Facebook post already of my granddaughter and I on delivery day.
We got some good pictures of the items. Savannah wanted everything in the photo. We donated over 40 receiving blankets, over 60 burp cloths, three fleece blankets and 13 quilts.
There were no moms and babies there that day, but soon there will be some recipients of our handiwork. My granddaughter will hopefully be able to come to the June guild meeting to update us on the new moms’ reactions to our gifts.
Thanks to Paulette, I will have some more quilt kits available at the June meeting. This project has truly blown up, and I am so very excited and grateful for everyone’s enthusiasm and participation. Let’s keep this party going!
Thank you again,
Lynn Moody
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., May 24, 2024 (4 posts)
Challenge Quilt Deadline
Sponsored Ribbons
Last chance to purchase a Sponsored Ribbon for $10 to give to that special quilt of your choice at the Quilt Show in August!
See Diane Tillotson and get your name on the Sponsored Ribbon board.
Save the Date!
Colleen Wise Workshop in September
The May 2024 Executive Board Meeting Minutes are available on the website at https://oregoncoastalquilters.org/minutes-of-meetings/
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., May 17, 2024 (4 posts)
Finishing School
Finishing School will be meeting on May 23 from 10-4 at the Carriage House at the Lincoln County Historical Museum at 545 SW 9th St, Newport.
It is a great time to work on a project without being interrupted. You may bring your machine or hand work, and we will have an iron there for you to use. You may come at any time and stay as long as you like. Bring a sack lunch or go out, whatever you would rather do. It is also a great way to get to know other Guild members and get help on a project that you need advice on. Fun time is had by all.
2024 Quilt Show Volunteers Update
Here is the most recent schedule of our volunteers for the quilt show. It’s looking a bit thin. When I look at last year’s schedule, I see lots of folks who have not yet signed up for this year. Or maybe you are relatively new to the Guild and are not sure what is being asked.
These volunteer spots are fun! They help us serve the folks who come to see the show. Plus, we get to meet new people and share our enthusiasm for quilting! We have available positions for those folks who like to stand, smile and give directions. We have seated positions for those who do better sitting, smiling and sharing information.
Please contact me with your preferred spots, and I will sign you up!
Pamela Potter
My phone number is is our directory.
Program for June Guild Meeting
The May guild meeting was SO much fun! We are sorry if you missed it. Congratulations to those ladies who won those Nifty Notions. The Program Committee members were having so much fun that we forgot to announce the program for the June meeting!
As in past years, the June meeting program will again be “Finally Finished.” This is always a fun meeting, as members share the stories behind their projects that are FINALLY finished!
So, be thinking about your own project, create a great story about its journey with you, and you might be lucky enough to win a prize!
Lynn, Pamela, and Penni
Program Committee
The May 2024 General Meeting Minutes are available on the website at https://oregoncoastalquilters.org/minutes-of-meetings/
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., May 10, 2024 (3 posts)
2025 Retreat
Good news! We have the dates for the 2025 retreat: Tuesday April 22 through Friday, April 25, 2025. Be sure and mark your calendars!
We will be returning to Aldersgate next year. If you have any concerns about the facility, talk to someone who attended this year.
Viki West
April Guild Meeting Minutes Posted
The April Guild General Meeting and Executive Board Meeting minutes have been posted on the website. You can view them on the Meeting Minutes page.
Veterans Quilt Committee
Check out the new pictures from the April sew-in on the website on the Veterans Project page.
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., May 3, 2024 (1 post)
Quilt Show Update
The Quilt Show is only three months away, and there are only a little over two months left to register your quilts. Registration is open on the website. If you need help with a picture, bring your quilt to the Guild meeting or call one of us for help.
NEW THIS YEAR:
If you are registering quilts for judging, you will need to work one shift during the week of the Quilt Show (two-hour increments between 8:45 am and 5:00 pm on Friday or between 8:45 am and 4:15 pm on Saturday). View the Volunteer Schedule on the website to see jobs/times available to be filled.
The one shift includes all of your judged quilts per member; however, it is in addition to your shift for entering items in the Boutique. If you are not able to work, then bring $5 cash (per member, not per quilt) with your quilts at Intake. There is no fee for nonjudged quilts entered.
BUT WHY?
It takes lots of volunteers to work that week to put on this show, and we need your help. For the Quilt Show to be its most successful, everyone needs to share the load of volunteering. Judging costs the Guild almost $2,000, and although we want to have this available to our members to improve our quality of quilts, it still costs money.
Thanks to Wilma R. for chairing the Quilt Setup Potluck on Thursday; everyone needs energy as we set up the Quilt Show.
Start cleaning out your closets, bins, and sewing rooms of extra quilt-related items. You can donate items at the Guild meetings for Grab Bags or get it ready to sell in the Boutique. Numbers and tags will be available, starting at the May Guild meeting.
Don’t forget to start signing up on the posters for volunteer times.
If you have any question, don’t hesitate to email, text, or call us.
Next Quilt Show meeting is Thursday, May 16, 1:00 pm at the Newport Library or on Zoom.
Jane Szabo, Jan McQueen, and Debby Thompson
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., April 26, 2024 (1 post)
Small Quilt Auction at Quilt Show
Are you making a small quilt for the auction? Or do you have one that you could donate?
So far, four small quilts have been donated to the Small Quilt Auction at the quilt show. We would like to have lots more for quilt showgoers to bid on in August. Half of the proceeds will go to a charity designated by one of the our members, the other half going to the guild.
It is important to fill out the donation form to choose your charity for the drawing [must be an approved 501(c)(3)].
The form is available on the website under Records/Forms or at the guild meeting. Donations may be brought to Quilt Guild meetings or dropped off to Kathy Lambert or Gretchen Jolie. Or you can contact me and arrange pickup.
Kathy Lambert
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., April 19, 2024 (3 posts)
Guild Events Calendar
The Guild Calendar is up and running (Thank you, Linda Patrick!), so if you’re looking for an activity or event, that’s the best place to go. Everything is listed in one place, so you’ll know what’s coming up. To get there, simply open the Guild webpage, click on “Events” at the top of the page, and then, on the dropdown menu, click “Calendar.”
No Finishing School in April
There will be no Finishing School this month due to the Guild Retreat. See you next month on May 23!
Karen Oetjen
A Gentle Reminder . . .
The Guild is moving to evening meetings in May, with a 6:00 pm start time and Table Walk at 5:30.
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., April 5, 2024 (1 post)
Hand Painted Cloth Using Natural Dyes
Two Day Workshop led by Casey Newman
The workshop, coming up on April 11 & 12, is part of the 2024 Newport Paper & Book Arts Festival, in its 27th year at the Visual Arts Center.
It’s coming right up, and there are still slots available in this 2-day workshop on hand-painted cloth using natural dyes.
Thank you to Janet Webster for letting us know about this upcoming local event. For any Guild members who may be interested, here’s the link to the announcement.
https://coastarts.org/events/
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., March 29, 2024 (1 post)
Sponsored Ribbons
Ladies, it is time to award your special quilt at the Quilt Show to match your imaginative title by signing up on the Sponsored Ribbon poster board.
First, put your name on the poster board; next, place your imaginative title on the line beside your name; then, pay $10.00. Sign up at the next Guild meeting!!
This is an opportunity for the Quilt Show to earn more money and for you to place a ribbon on your special title. It can be titles, such as, “It makes me smile,” or “My Oh My,” or “Blue on Blue Beauty.”
We think all the quilts in the show are special, and this is an opportunity to select more winners!
Diane Tillotson, Chair
Quilt Show Sponsored Ribbon Committee
OCQG Weekly Posts thru Fri., March 22, 2024 (3 posts)
COMMUNITY QUILTS
Do you have a key to the Community Quilts room in Waldport? If so please contact Lindanne at lperdue@potoroo.com or give her a call.
JOIN US AT FINISHING SCHOOL
Finishing School will be meeting on March 28 from 10 to 4 at the Carriage House at the Lincoln County Historical Museum at 545 SW 9th St., Newport. It is a great time to work on a project without being interrupted. You may bring your machine or hand work, and we will have an iron there for you to use. You may come at any time and stay as long as you like. Bring a sack lunch or go out–whatever you would rather do. It is also a great way to get to know other guild members and get help on a project that you need advice on. Fun time is had by all.
QUILT SHOW REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Enter your quilts now for the 2024 Quilt Show. Darcy is ready to receive your registration. Have ready the:
Quilt Name, Size, Pattern, Quilter, Price, and Description.
Go to our website: oregoncoastalquilters.org
Go to Events on top and click Quilt Show
Review the Policies and Categories
Click REGISTRATION, review the page and hit Register
It should be easy to fill in all your information and submit.
Send a digital picture to Darcy or give her a real picture at the Guild meeting.
If you need help, just ask Jane at the Guild meeting or call or email.
The “Other” Category is now called “Other Technique.” We hope that is more descriptive of the category, either whole cloth, embroidery or painted, not just pieced and/or applique.
Jane Szabo, Jan McQueen and Debby Thompson,
Quilt Show Co-Chairs
