Monday, January 29, 2024

February 2024 is keeping the piece


Left to right 
Back: Brenda, Jackie, Pat P, Elizabeth, Ann, Regina, Janice, Charlotte Karen
JR/Debi, Kathy, Pat B, Donna

February Program


Note from Prez,

Hello Everyone,
It was a wonderful meeting last week. We are expecting that February's meeting will be the same. Please look at the PDF enclosed with the supply list and tool list. You will also see that some prep work will speed the project along.
Can't wait to get together next month!
Ann

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This year Quilts of Valor® Sew Day will have a special video to share, the Retrospective from our 20th Anniversary Conference in Paducah, KY. This video features segments detailing QOVF history. Presenters include Chaplain Kallerson, who awarded the first Quilts of Valor at Walter Reed Hospital with Catherine Roberts, Marianne Fons, and Past Executive Directors Susan Gordon, Ann Rehbein, and Lori Thompson sharing about their time at QOVF. The video will be shared the morning of February 3rd by email to all of you. 

Go tp QOVF.org to sign-up for our annual SEW Day prize drawing. It will remain open until 5pm EST February 3rd. To win a prize, you must be a current QOVF member. Participating members can win quilting kits, notions, signed All-Star Quilts of Valor: 25 Patriotic Patterns from Star Designers Books and much more. One lucky winner will win a Janome 3160 QOV Edition sewing machine!   Have a blessed day, Kathy W


 QOV National Sew Day



Left to right 
Back: Brenda, Jackie, Pat P, Elizabeth, Ann, Regina, Janice, Charlotte Karen
JR/Debi, Kathy, Pat B, Donna


Had kits enough to make 5 QOV Quuilts.
This is one of them


Jackie & Charlotte work:)

Our Donna always so happy & cute

Regina loves cutting?

This is Kathy being a brat, not being cooperative!!!

No more braty Kathy. Look at that wonderful smile
Thank you Kathy for organizing the QOVN sew day
Pat P also was A HUGE help
Thanks ladies

Pat P & Elizabeth posing (Well maybe only Elizabeth)

Hi Janice

Brenda & JR taking their annual selfie

Charlotte got the 1st block done , nice

Karen & Pat hard at work
Hi Donna

Smiley Karen must of said something to Pat, she cracking up
Great to see out Pat B

Janice hard at work & JR not!!



JR really does sew

Jackie has a good sew up going

Elizabeth as ways so cooperative when taking her picture, Thanks girlie



yoo cool, look at the cool set up Pat came up with to help us see while sewing



Blocks from the kits.
see picture of the finished quilt to the right, so beautiful
Just think we have 3 kits cut for 3 deserving veterans 

'And the winner is?'


Kathy had lots of great door prizes

Elizabeth shopping for her door prize

Regina showing off the door prize win


Charlette shopping for her door prize

Pat handing out the kits

Donna always so smiley, even with a sore wrist


Community Sit N Sew day

Making kits for QOV national sew day
Elizabeth treated us to a pizza lunch
Left & around
Kathy W,. Elizabeth, Karen, Donna P a past member come for a visit, Ann * JR not pictured

Barb & Brenda are they sewing or chatting
Well sewing really is therapy time so its chatting


Beautiful ladies with beautiful smiles

Gayle working hard. Pat P organized the sew day with many Auute cutters
 We cut enough for 3 quilt
And the next the Thursday at JR's house we cut for 2 more QOV's

JR doing a selfie to prove she was there!
Pat P & Gayle working hard behind me




Saturday, January 20, 2024

Janunary 2014

January Meeting:

Karen Smisek 'Home A La Mode' Guest speaker








Sew N Tell:

Pat P showing a fun Christmas tree project

Lisa has been busy making Holiday gifts

WOW Lisa

Donna made this cute baby quilt

WOW Janice what a amazing QOV





Quilts of Valor info:

This year Quilts of Valor® Sew Day will have a special video to share, the Retrospective from our 20th Anniversary Conference in Paducah, KY. This video features segments detailing QOVF history. Presenters include Chaplain Kallerson, who awarded the first Quilts of Valor at Walter Reed Hospital with Catherine Roberts, Marianne Fons, and Past Executive Directors Susan Gordon, Ann Rehbein, and Lori Thompson sharing about their time at QOVF. The video will be shared the morning of February 3rd by email to all of you. 

Go tp QOVF.org to sign-up for our annual SEW Day prize drawing. It will remain open until 5pm EST February 3rd. To win a prize, you must be a current QOVF member. Participating members can win quilting kits, notions, signed All-Star Quilts of Valor: 25 Patriotic Patterns from Star Designers Books and much more. One lucky winner will win a Janome 3160 QOV Edition sewing machine!   Have a blessed day, Kathy


 Note from Prez,

Hello Everyone,
It was a wonderful meeting last week. We are expecting that February's meeting will be the same. Please look at the PDF enclosed with the supply list and tool list. You will also see that some prep work will speed the project along.
Can't wait to get together next month!
Ann