EVERY WEDNESDAY:
Ladies of Leisure (LOL) meet from 9am-3pm every Wednesday to work on their own projects or on Care Quilts. Drop in at Grace United Methodist Church on Rt 20 in Nassau for help on a project, or to help out!
15 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm: Business meeting*
FQ: Anything red - print or solid; information for Spring Getaway. Challenges discussed. Remember to pay your dues!
24-25 (Fri.-Sat.), 9am - ? Cabin Fever Weekend
19 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm: Business meeting*
FQ: Juvenile or kids' prints; First payment for Spring Getaway. Instructions for Panel Challenge; panels distributed.
21-22 (Fri.-Sat.), 9am - ? Cabin Fever Weekend
14-15 (Fri.-Sat.), 9am - ? Quilt-in for National Quilting Day (work on raffle or care quilts only)
19 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm: Business meeting*
FQ: Bugs, frogs, or butterflies; Pick-a-prize/Brown Bag Raffle; second payment for Getaway. Sign up for Diane's Rope Bowl class in May.
29 (Sat.), 9am - 3pm, Rensselaer HS Craft Fair (display raffle quilt and sell tickets)
16 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm: Business meeting*
FQ: Barnyard critters; Final payment for Getaway. Instructions for Block Challenge (due September)
28-May 1 (Mon.-Thu.), Spring Getaway
17 (Sat.), 10:00am-? Rope Bowl-making Workshop with Diane M.
21 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm, Business meeting*
FQ: Spring colors or prints; Bowl-making reveal. Strip Race for June 14 explained.
14 (Sat.), 10:00am-? Strip Race: see how quickly you can make a quilt top with a Jelly Roll.
18 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm, Business meeting*
FQ: Sky, clouds, or sky-blue colors; sign up for July picnic. Strip race quilt tops revealed
26 (Thurs), 7:00pm Grace Methodist Church's annual Strawberry Festival (display raffle quilt and sell tickets)
17 (Wed.), eat at 6:00pm; no meeting -- annual Picnic
FQ: none; Picnic Challenge due (2 placemats)
20 (Wed.), 6:30-8pm Business meeting* & Ice Cream Social
FQ: Summer theme or solids; Play Quilto. Info for Fall Getaway
12-13 (Fri-Sat.), 9am-? Bash the Stash
17 (Wed.), 6:30-8 pm: Business meeting*
FQ: Fall colors, solid or print; President's Challenge due; blocks from April Block Challenge due. Holiday BOM distributed
15 (Wed.), 6:30-8:00pm: Annual Open House & Care Quilt Giveaway (short business meeting)
FQ: none; Tessellation Quilts displayed; Officer nominations
20-23 (Mon.-Thu.): Fall Getaway
November
19 (Wed.), 6:30-8 pm Business meeting*
FQ: Sport themes (basketball, football, soccer, etc.); vote for officers (VP and Secretary); Panel Challenge quilts displayed
26 (Wed.), NO LOL THIS WEEK
7 (Sat.) - Annual Holiday Party: luncheon and party with food at 1 pm
Bring assigned food item, grab bag gift, Christmas block. Care quilt pins awarded. Raffle quilt drawing. No business meeting; no fat quarter raffle
24 (Wed.) - No LOL (Christmas Eve)
31 (Wed.) - No LOL (New Years Eve)
*BUSINESS MEETINGS:
Business meetings include discussing guild business, show and tell (including new products and techniques, and well as quilts completed or in-process), Block of the Month raffle; Fat Quarter raffle. Bring your own mug for beverages, and wear a name tag.
If requested ahead of time, members may stay after the business meeting to help layer quilt tops for pin-basting or tying. Send an email on the group mailing list to make your request.
****A more detailed Activity Calendar can be found in the attachments to the January Minutes on the website.****