Area C Meeting

All are invited to come early to socialize and browse our "donations table" that is chalked full of fabric, patterns, and all things quilting! Guests are greeted and asked to sign the guest book before the meeting starts! You can expect to hear about the latest guild news, local quilting events and community service projects. Members and guests are always share their lovely quilting projects during show-and-tell! No meeting is complete until a quilter or artisan shares their knowledge about quilting through a program or demonstration! 

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WNCQG Board Meeting

The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild board meeting is open to all members. This meeting is a leadership meeting for guild officers to discuss guild business.  Voting members of the board include the following positions: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and representatives from Areas A, B, C, and D. Individuals holding chairperson positions are invited to participate.  This meeting is also open to guild members who wish to attend. 

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Quilts of Valor

Come and sew with us each month to make quilts for our veterans. Bring your machine, or help cut and press. We sew and chat all day, and love to have new potential members visit.

Questions? Contact us at
quilts_of_valor@westernncquilters.org

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Area C - 5th Tuesday Sew-In

Celebrate the months with a 5^th Tuesday by joining Area C for a sew-in. Bring your sewing machine, notions, and unfinished projects to sew and socialize! All are welcome to join the fun!

Questions? Contact us at
area_c@westernncquilters.org

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Area B Meeting

Beginnings Quilt Shop
138 Greenville Hwy., Suite C
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Questions? Contact us at
area_b@westernncquilters.org

All are welcome to attend a fun-filled day of quilting. The day starts with a sew-in from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Bring your sewing machine and projects to work on. Socialize while you sew! Don't forget to bring your lunch or munchies!

The official meeting starts at 1:00 pm. During the meeting you will hear about the latest updates from the guild, local quilting news, share your latest projects during show-and-tell, and learn something new when a local quilter or artisan presents a short program. 

Featured Artist:: Diane Henry

Program: Demystifying Thread

Diane Henry, former Handi Quilter International Educator, certified Superior Threadologist, and accomplished custom long-arm quilter, will share her knowledge and insights of using various types and sizes of threads to get the effect you want on your quilts when using a domestic sewing machine or long-arm machine. Topics will include preparing your machine for success; needle and batting selection; adjusting tension; and the many choices of threads on the market today.

Diane Henry has been working with fabric since her grandmother taught her how to hand piece her first nine-patch block at age four. A blue-ribbon winning hand quilter, she discovered machine quilting in the late 1990’s and has never looked back.

Diane loves sharing her passion for machine quilting with others around the world. She works with quilting groups and shops leading classes for beginners and advanced quilters. She also organizes workshops and conducts lectures, classes on-line and demonstrations at quilt shows on topics ranging from hand quilting, free motion machine quilting, and supporting Pro-Stitcher owners and Pro-Stitcher Designer users.

The official social butterflies, i.e. Social Committee chairpersons, great all attendees as they arrive. All are invited to attend lunch after the meeting. Reservations for lunch, at a local restaurant, may be made at the meeting. Those attending are responsible for purchasing their own lunch.

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Join Diane Henry via Zoom from your own sewing space while using a familiar domestic sewing machine to experiment and learn how making sample stitch-outs can help you:

• build your free motion skills,
• boost the visual impact of your quilting designs, and
• increase your confidence to choose what thread and designs to use on your project.

Diane will discuss tension, thread types, and how to troubleshoot for successful use of various threads.  She will also teach you a step-by-step approach for more creative free motion quilting. Some familiarity with free motion quilting is helpful but not necessary.  The class is suitable for all experience levels from beginner to advanced.

Member Registration: $25

Non-Member Registration: $40

• VERY IMPORTANT: Latest version of Zoom loaded to your computer/IPad/Iphone/tablet (assistance will be provided if needed.)
•  Sewing machine in good working order.
• Hopping or darning foot (hopping foot preferred.)
• Knowledge of how to lower feed dogs.
• General sewing supplies.
• 3 fat quarter-sized quilt sandwiches with muslin or light-colored solid tops. Batting of choice.
• 2 wound bobbins
• Size 90/16 sewing machine needles (Topstitch preferred style)
•  Assorted Threads:  Including, but not limited to polyester and cotton, ranging in weight from 100 to 40 if available; monopoly or clear thread; variegated; Glitter or Holo-shimmer; embroidery threads; the more variety the better.
• Quilting marking tool of your choice that will show clearly on muslin. (Pounce pad, blue/purple washout markers, colored chalk, erasable pencil, Frixion pen)
• Stencil – small-sized (3") that will work with chosen quilt marking tool. Plastic, Full Line or Golden Threads Paper.
• Notepad and pen/pencil.

Featured Artist: Kathleen Rountree. 

Program: 7 Steps to Making Your Next Quilt Your Best

Kathleen is a member of the Western North Carolina Quilters Guild and an experienced quilt show judge who is committed to helping quilters achieve their best work in every quilt. 

Do you begin every quilt thinking, "This one is going to be perfect?" And then one day, you realize it's not? And you feel disappointed?

Bring one of those "not perfect" quilts to this meeting (small is good), and use it to plan a series of steps to help the NEXT quilt be closer to your goals. Also bring a notebook to write down your plan! It will be fun!

All members, guests, and curious quilters are invited to attend guild meetings. The business meetings starts promptly at 10:00 am. For a special treat arrive 30 minutes early to shop the "rehome" table for quilting treasures! 

The official social butterflies, i.e. Social Committee chairpersons, great all attendees as they arrive. All are invited to attend lunch after the meeting. Reservations for lunch, at a local restaurant, may be made at the meeting. Those attending are responsible for purchasing their own lunch.

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