December 2020 brings JOY

 

Terry getting in the Holiday Spirit

FYI: Hello Ladies,

We have been given the okay to use the Civic Center in accordance with the State Covid 19 guidelines.  We will have the necessary items to sanitize.  Masks are required and you will need to use hand sanitizer upon entry.  If you forget your mask we will have extra. 

To get us started we are going to have a Community Service day On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH from 9:30 to 3:30, AT CIVIC CENTER. This is not a sew day.  We will have donated fabric and patterns to make kits for Project Linus.  You can take fabric home to cut or you can cut at the civic center.   We will have cutting tables set up.  If you would like to bring your own rotary cutter that's fine. Please return kits or finished tops to the next Saturday Community service day November 21.  We also have December 19th as another Community Service Day.  

We are working on getting pillow case kits from Ryan's cases for Smiles for October.  They can be turned into Pinkey's Too.   Our November gathering we will work on kits for Hearts and other community projects. 

No group food is allowed at this time.  You are welcome to bring something to drink or eat for yourself.  Renovations are still going on in the kitchen and is out of service. 

 

We are limited on how many people are in the building at one time. We are trying to spread arrival times out hourly depending on how many people are wanting to come.   At this time we ask that you email Pat pending

(Gone2quilt@yahoo.com)  with an arrival time.  We are only allowing 5 people in the building at a time besides officers.  Please text Pat if you are not able to attend at the time reserved for you.  This will allow us to extend the time of a person already in the building.  

We ask for everyone’s cooperation in making this a healthy get together.  This is an opportunity for establishing safe guidelines so we can start Guild meetings sometime in 2021.  

The health of our guild members and their families is our #1 priority.  Unfortunately no hugs or personal contact at this time. Please use social distancing 6ft guide lines.

We are open for any suggestions to keep this and future gatherings as safe as possible. 

Future days will be announced once we see how the 2020 gatherings go. 

During 2021 we are hopeful that we can hold Saturday Community service days the 3rd Saturday on the month. At sometime during the year we will be able to turn these into sew days. Also planning on having community service sew days on 1st Thursday of the month again.

SEE YOU SOON,

Pat Pending

Gone2quilt@yahoo.com

SORRY BUT DUE TO COVID DECEMBER COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY IS CANCELED

We will plan more after the holidays

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SEW & TELL

                                                                    

Brenda's 2020 Project Linus done:)

Gayle's 2020 Project Linus done:)

JR/Debi finished 2020 Project Linus

will quilt after holidays

Karen finely Got 2019 Project Linus done

Violet is cute

Sherri & JR/Debi showing off the Project Linus block

Terry make fun stockings

Donna made this nice QOV,

 Brenda holding too

November 2020 Honors our Veterans

 Veterans Day Presents QOV to Honor our Local Veterans:

Wayne McKee

U S Marine Corp

Served 1969-1975

So proud to welcome home a Vietnam Veteran

By Presented Brenda and Thad

QOV presented 11-7-2020. Presented by Brenda and Thad

Brenda's nephew.... Daniel R. Stewart (staff sergeant)

U S Army & Texas Army National Guard

Served July 1990-Feb 2011 _ 1 yr Afghanistan. 1 yr Iraq

Sonia Puente -Army 

Presented by Brenda &- Thad

Sonia and her loving family

Claude Ann presented this QOV  To Scott Wagner

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FYI: Hello Ladies,

We have been given the okay to use the Civic Center in accordance with the State Covid 19 guidelines.  We will have the necessary items to sanitize.  Masks are required and you will need to use hand sanitizer upon entry.  If you forget your mask we will have extra. 

To get us started we are going to have a Community Service day On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH from 9:30 to 3:30, AT CIVIC CENTER. This is not a sew day.  We will have donated fabric and patterns to make kits for Project Linus.  You can take fabric home to cut or you can cut at the civic center.   We will have cutting tables set up.  If you would like to bring your own rotary cutter that's fine. Please return kits or finished tops to the next Saturday Community service day November 21.  We also have December 19th as another Community Service Day.  

We are working on getting pillow case kits from Ryan's cases for Smiles for October.  They can be turned into Pinkey's Too.   Our November gathering we will work on kits for Hearts and other community projects. 

No group food is allowed at this time.  You are welcome to bring something to drink or eat for yourself.  Renovations are still going on in the kitchen and is out of service. 

 

We are limited on how many people are in the building at one time. We are trying to spread arrival times out hourly depending on how many people are wanting to come.   At this time we ask that you email Pat pending

(Gone2quilt@yahoo.com)  with an arrival time.  We are only allowing 5 people in the building at a time besides officers.  Please text Pat if you are not able to attend at the time reserved for you.  This will allow us to extend the time of a person already in the building.  

We ask for everyone’s cooperation in making this a healthy get together.  This is an opportunity for establishing safe guidelines so we can start Guild meetings sometime in 2021.  

The health of our guild members and their families is our #1 priority.  Unfortunately no hugs or personal contact at this time. Please use social distancing 6ft guide lines.

We are open for any suggestions to keep this and future gatherings as safe as possible. 

Future days will be announced once we see how the 2020 gatherings go. 

During 2021 we are hopeful that we can hold Saturday Community service days the 3rd Saturday on the month. At sometime during the year we will be able to turn these into sew days. Also planning on having community service sew days on 1st Thursday of the month again.

SEE YOU SOON,

Pat Pending

Gone2quilt@yahoo.com

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Oct Log Cabin Pumpkin Contest

Donna B Youtube 

Crazy quilt lady Halloween block 

https://youtu.be/97-lAGeDIKI 

Barb won 3rd

2 pumpkins below

Janice won 1st 

Pumpkin below

Yvonne won 2nd

4 Pumpkins below

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Sew & Tell

Gayle's Project Linus Mystery Quilt Finished

Lucy's Notes

Barb made these two cute pumpkins from Donna's YouTube class

Jackie started these 2 projects 30 yrs ago

Nice tree skirt

Jackie's turkey apron findly done

Can't wait to make one

October 2020 Community Service day

 

Barn Quilt Raffle Drawing to be done in OCTOBER

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Hello Ladies,

We have been given the okay to use the Civic Center in accordance with the State Covid 19 guidelines.  We will have the necessary items to sanitize.  Masks are required and you will need to use hand sanitizer upon entry.  If you forget your mask we will have extra. 

To get us started we are going to have a Community Service day On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH from 9:30 to 3:30, AT CIVIC CENTER. This is not a sew day.  We will have donated fabric and patterns to make kits for Project Linus.  You can take fabric home to cut or you can cut at the civic center.   We will have cutting tables set up.  If you would like to bring your own rotary cutter that's fine. Please return kits or finished tops to the next Saturday Community service day November 21.  We also have December 19th as another Community Service Day.  

We are working on getting pillow case kits from Ryan's cases for Smiles for October.  They can be turned into Pinkey's Too.   Our November gathering we will work on kits for Hearts and other community projects. 

No group food is allowed at this time.  You are welcome to bring something to drink or eat for yourself.  Renovations are still going on in the kitchen and is out of service. 

 

We are limited on how many people are in the building at one time. We are trying to spread arrival times out hourly depending on how many people are wanting to come.   At this time we ask that you email Pat pending

(Gone2quilt@yahoo.com)  with an arrival time.  We are only allowing 5 people in the building at a time besides officers.  Please text Pat if you are not able to attend at the time reserved for you.  This will allow us to extend the time of a person already in the building.  

We ask for everyone’s cooperation in making this a healthy get together.  This is an opportunity for establishing safe guidelines so we can start Guild meetings sometime in 2021.  

The health of our guild members and their families is our #1 priority.  Unfortunately no hugs or personal contact at this time. Please use social distancing 6ft guide lines.

We are open for any suggestions to keep this and future gatherings as safe as possible. 

Future days will be announced once we see how the 2020 gatherings go. 

During 2021 we are hopeful that we can hold Saturday Community service days the 3rd Saturday on the month. At sometime during the year we will be able to turn these into sew days. Also planning on having community service sew days on 1st Thursday of the month again.

SEE YOU SOON,

Pat Pending

Gone2quilt@yahoo.com

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FQG Members,

I hope that this finds all doing well and staying safe.  It has been awhile since we have met together as a Guild.  Not sure when or if things will ever be our normal again, but we will work together to find our new normal. 

I would like to thank the Executive Board for covering for me while I went through my cancer treatments.  I appreciate all the calls, texts, and cards.  I am doing well and gradually gaining back my strength.  I especially send a warm thanks for the beautiful quilt that provided me with many hours of calming comfort.  It still is draped on the back of my chair!

 I want to thank you all once again for allowing me to serve as your President this past year.  But as we pass the torch to the next Board I ask that you give as much support and love as you have shown in the past.  Even though we have not been able to meet and swear them in, they have already begun fulfilling their duties.

It is time to go to work!  The Executive Board has begun working on some ideas for the coming year and for the time that we can get together soon.  You may have already heard about the “Come and Go” on Saturday, October 17^th at the Civic Center.  Check your email box for more information.  Or if you didn’t receive the email contact President Lesa Allred. 

If you have questions, want to be in the know,  have ideas and suggestions for projects, speakers, etc., please contact President Lesa Allred.  As always, any new project must be approved by the Executive Board.

Again, thank you and I look forward to the future.  May we all keep safe, healthy and pray we can meet again soon.

 Love,

Kathy W

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QOV presentation

Karen's uncle Thomas Joe Hulsey -Army

At Bonham VA

Pat B made this beautial quilt from a kit she purchased from Huston Quilt Show 2018

Sherri & JR showing off the 1st clue of the new Project Linus Mystery Quilt that started 9/24/20

For more info contact Sherri or JR

Gayle made this wonderful QOV for Romans family member

Community Service project

Officer Dixion retirement quilt 

made by JR.Debi & Donna Bu

Sept 2020 Sew N Telling part 2

Hello Guild Members,

Hope all are getting through this crazy time we are living in now, never thought it would last this long.  We will meet again as soon as we can safely. Stay safe & sound we miss you:)

A few things to keep you up to date:

Lesa our Guild Prez had an idea to keep us some what connected

Sew & Tell

We know you all have been able to get all those UFO's done, right???

Lets try this:

1. Members send JR their 'sew & tell'  pictures and info about it.

2. Will be posted to our blog: farmersvillequiltguild.blogspot.com

3. Members leave comments.

(more ideas welcome, plz & if you need help with the blog we can help)

Guild received a $100 donation for our community service from Karen S Cousin Loretta. She loves what we do. 

Thank you Loretta:)

Also can't remember if I shared the BIG donation Gayle's son donated for our community service for masks we made for his company. WOWIE WOWIE !!! Thank you Andrew &  Mechanical Partners Inc. we will be able to do a lot of good for our communities.

I wanted to share this nice note we received about masks:

Hello
We just wanted to tell your organization THANK YOU!
We had received masks from you and we really appreciate it very much.  They were used and loved. 
Thanks,
Heather
Mayberry Gardens Assisted Living -Garland

If you are bored and want to do some community service we have kits!!! We have Project Linus & Rockwall Hospital kits.

Project Linus hasn't been able to meet and I worry they need quilts more than ever. Any questions reply and we will help, Thx.

If you have some Guild related news/info please reply all and share.

We will meet again as soon as we can safely. Stay safe & sound we miss you:)

LETS KEEP IN TOUCH

Debi/JR 

Big bright hug for Elizabeth, Guild donated this heart quilt as she recovers.

 

Yvonne won the Frisco Guilds raffle quilt. Remember at our Feb meeting Frisco guild was there selling raffle tickets for their beautiful Texas Quilt. pic attached. Congrats Yvonne

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Sew N Tell part 2

Brenda:

Pat B said : A kit I purchased 2 years ago at the Houston Quilt Show. Really like it! 

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QOV Info:

All Call for QOV quilt tops

Hello ladies,
I’m trying to make sure that I have received all the QOV 9 patch quilt tops that we worked on in February at our QOV sew day.  I know that some
Tops were taken home to complete and I’m not sure I have received them all back.  I’m just making sure that I have them all.  Please let me know if you are still working on one,
Or need help completing one.  That would be great.  Of course if you have one that is complete, just give me a call or send me email, I will
Be happy to swing by and pick it up.  If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me I’ll be happy to talk with you.
 
JR sent out an earlier email regarding QOV membership, I do hope you all have had a chance to see it.  You’ll be seeing more from me about this subject 😊
 
On another note, make sure that you are checking out the blog.  JR has been posting pictures of the “Sew n Tell” quilts which haven’t been able to show in person.
Always fun to see what others have been working on. 
 
Take care and Stay Safe!!
Barb

Quilts of Valor Group membership Renewal 2020-2021

Hello Everyone,
Thanks for your patience as I confirmed some information with the QOV organization regarding on line membership renewal.
 
This year the Group membership cost has increased to $75 for the Guild/group, and Individual memberships are as follows.  
$10.00 a year without pin
$15.00 a year with pin
 
Being a group member is still a considerable savings. A stand-alone individual membership is now $40.
If you elect to receive a pin; all pins will be mailed to me and I will get them to you.
 
Currently the QOVF organization is being charged 5.7% processing fee.  They are giving us an option to pay this fee in addition to
the membership amount listed above. 
Using our current Group status as an example: Group Renewal and 23 Members renewals would result in approx. $17 to $24
Processing fee cost that the organization would have to pay, unless we opt to cover this cost.  I would like to recommend that we
Pay this fee.  If we do then your membership amount would be $10.57 or $15.86; or the guild could consider covering this cost.  
 
I’ve tried to find out if we can remit our renewal using snail mail, sending a check as payment. So far they aren’t saying no,
however I get the feeling that they prefer us to use the on-line process. 😊
 
Please respond on this email to me, at the rfw2bjw@verizon.net address letting me know if you plan to renew this year,
and if you wish to receive a pin or not.  If you do not wish to renew please let me know or if you currently are not a member of our group
and wish to become a member please let me know.  Looking forward to hearing from you all.
 
Barb

Join us in our Inaugural 5K on November 7, 2020. This will be a Virtual 5K where you can run, walk, or jog wherever you are located with your friends and family.

Registration is $35 and includes a finisher’s medal and t-shirt, mailed to you after the race. Proceeds will go to support the Quilts of Valor Foundation Mission to cover all Service Members and Veterans with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.

Share your walk with us! Post your photos on social media using #QOVF5K2020

Registration closes November 1, 2020.

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Project Linus 2020 Mystery Quilt

August 16, 2020

Dear Project Linus Friends, Just wanted to let you know that registration is now open for the 2020 Project Linus Mystery Quilt Challenge "Lucy's Love Notes" and we would love to have you join us! This is our "big fundraiser" for Project Linus each year and we thank you for supporting the children we serve with your donation and participation. In spite of the craziness 2020 has brought to us so far this year, the Project Linus Mystery Quilt Challenge will make up for all of that! We are so excited to create this beautiful mystery quilt with you. Novice quilters as well as those with more experience are all welcome to join us. The detailed written instructions as well as the accompanying videos make this a fun and "do-able" experience for all! For those of you who are homeschooling, this would make a great hands-on project for your tweens and teens! If you are simply staying at home for whatever reason and find you have extra time on your hands, this is the perfect time to give this project a try! Please go to www.projectlinus.org and click on the link at the top of the page to register. Don't forget to designate your local Project Linus chapter as the recipient of your $15 donation. Also, please check out our Facebook Group: CLICK HERE We have some GREAT prizes donated by Moda and the Fat Quarter Shop to give away during the challenge. The first clue will be revealed on Saturday, September 26th and the BIG REVEAL will be on Saturday, November 7th.

Thank you for your continued support of Project Linus! We hope you'll consider joining the challenge. Mary Balagna Project Linus National Vice-president mary@projectlinus.org

Any questions ask JR/Debi

Sept 4, 2020

From Project Linus local chapter:

Good morning,

I was notified yesterday, that our chapter is in 2nd place for top participating chapter in the mystery challenge.  Thank you to all those that have registered.    If you've never signed up for one of these challenges, I encourage you to register today.  It is so much fun!!  The challenge is perfect for inexperienced as well as experienced quilters.  There are video tutorials for each clue (block).  Last year's challenge was Logey Bear (picture attached).  The new challenge is Lucy's Love Notes.  We do know that Lucy is a flamingo.  When you finish the quilt, it is yours to do with as you please.  Of course, PL would love to have to it!!!

We have about 1/2 the sign ups we had last year but we are still in 2nd place.   I believe not having the Plano Quilt Show in August is the difference.  Let's reach out to all our quilting friends and see if we can get into first place.  If we all recruited one more person to register, we could do it!    As far as I know there isn't a prize involved, only bragging rights.  

Sign up today at www.projectlinus.org.  List Collin, Texas as your chapter and we will receive the $15 registration fee to use on blanket supplies.   Also, remind your friends to list our chapter so they will be added to our list. 

Regina 

Project Linus Chapter Coordinator

Collin, Grayson, & Rockwall Counties of Texas

www.plcollin.org

To love what you do and feel you make a difference......what could be better?

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August 2020 Sew & Telling...

 Hello Guild Members,

Hope all are getting through this crazy time we are living in now, never thought it would last this long.  

We will meet again as soon as we can safely. Stay safe & sound we miss you:)

A few things to keep you up to date:

Lesa our Guild Prez had an idea to keep us some what connected

Sew & Tell (SEE BELOW)

We know you all have been able to get all those UFO's done, right???

Lets try this:

1. Members send JR their 'sew & tell'  pictures and info about it.

2. Will be posted to our blog: farmersvillequiltguild.blogspot.com

3. Members leave comments.

(more ideas welcome, plz & if you need help with the blog we can help)

Yvonne won the Frisco Guilds raffle quilt. Remember at our Feb meeting Frisco guild was there selling raffle tickets for their beautiful Texas Quilt. pic attached. Congrats Yvonne!

Guild received a donation for our community service from Karen Smiths Cousin Loretta. She loves what we do. 

Thank you Loretta:)

Also can't remember if I shared the donation Gayle Romans son donated for our community service for masks we made for his company.  WOWIE WOWIE !!! Thank you Andrew &  Mechanical Partners Inc. we will be able to do a lot of good for our communities.

I wanted to share this nice note we received about masks:

Hello
We just wanted to tell your organization THANK YOU!
We had received masks from you and we really appreciate it very much.  They were used and loved. 
Thanks,
Heather 
Mayberry Gardens Assisted Living -Garland

If you are bored and want to do some community service we have kits!!! We have Project Linus & Rockwall Hospital kits.

Project Linus hasn't been able to meet and I worry they need quilts more than ever. Any questions reply and we will help, Thx.

On a more serious note, one of ours needs our prayers:

Elizabeth is having surgery 9/2 and needs our prayers. Best wishes Elizabeth :)

If you have some Guild related news/info please reply all and share.

We will meet again as soon as we can safely. Stay safe & sound we miss you:)

LETS KEEP IN TOUCH

Debi/JR Paustian
XOXOXOXOX
HappyDebi5@aol.com

Yvonne with her raffle win, Congrats it's beautiful

SEW N TELL

Send JR your sew n tell pics with description and pattern name, who it't for and she will post.

Debbie Pie's been busy

!st completed UFO. 

Made for her 3 yr old grand niece

2nd UFO

Made for a Mother's Day gift for her mother-in-law

Made three to honor my father who was a Fort Worth Police officer.

Given to all three of his children.

Also made one for a friend who works for Collin County.

And made one for a Aunt in honor of her husband who was an Arlington Police Chief.

That's a total of 5 !!!

Made for herself :)

Made for one of my best friends who is a retirement center.

Made for herself!!!

QOV for a friend who has five family members in the military.

Gradually making all of them a QOV.

This one will go to one of his twin sons.

TERRY G

Made for her grand kids school class's for Princton ISD

JR/Debi P

Made a bedspread for my MAMA :)

Winchester by Villa Rosa Designs

Back of moms quilt

She loves purple

Getting ready for Christmas. I have son-in-laws name and he loves Mario

Had to mad dad a quilt if I made one for my mom.

Dissapearing 9 patch

New baby for Niece's 2 boy

they are big Minnesota Wilds fans

So that's that!

Hardest thing i've made so far!!!

Step mother-in-law asked for a table topper for just the top of her 40X60 table.

It's not easy to make something this big to be exact!!!

Back of Table Topper 

Beautiful Christmas poinsettias 

Made for my niece Maddy's high school graduation present

BOM Boarders 2019

WOW did I learn a lot making this.

Going to be my new bedspread

Thanks Gayle

Project Linus 2019 Mystery Quilt

Logey Bear

Gave to bother Billy  & sister -in-law Cheryl for their cabin

Back of Logey Bear

Winchester by Villa Rosa Designs

Made for a sweet old neighbor Donna for her daughter Emily for her high school graduation 

Pat B

This is called Blue Moon. It will be for one of the my  Children someday.
Working on a kit now that I purchased at Houston Quilt Show couple years ago. Have half of it done.

Sherri

2018 Linus mystery quilt

For one of my nieces

2019 Linus mystery quilt

Going to my great nephew

Sunday Picnic made for my Great niece Lenny

Left over from Christmas

For someone special who needs a hug