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March 2023 Newsletter
Quilter’s Day Out – Saturday, March 18, 2023
Quilter’s Day Out for 2023 – Saturday March 18, 2023
Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Fayette County Extension Office.
· Guest speaker Debra Strain, Moda Fabric Designer and Quilter
· March 18th, 9-3:00 p.m.
· Vendors, Quilts, Door Prizes, Food, and a Great Program!
· We are looking for volunteers to make this a fabulous event and sign-up sheets
will be available at the February meeting to help with Set up, Registration, Meal
Tickets & Lunch Crew, Door Prizes, Goody Bags, Clean up, Speaker Host, etc.
Each shift will be only 1-1.5 hrs long. Plan to participate!
January 2023 News and Events
Jan 10th Meeting NOTE NEW MEETING TIME!!! 6:00 pm/Social Time 6:30 pm Meeting • Guild Members share YOUR BEST TIPS & TRICKS • Quilter of the Month: Eula St. Clair • New Year’s Resolutions • Stash Buster Challenge • Show & Tell: quilts depicting winter theme or completed during COVID
January Sit & Sew Friday Jan 27 & Sat Jan 28—In addition to sewing on our own projects, we will be making a goodie bag treat for Quilters Day Out .
Sit & Sew Schedule January 27th & 28th//February 17th & 18th//March 24th & 25th// April 14th & 15th// May 12th & 13th// June 9th & 10th
Charity Quilt Sewing: Save the date! Saturday February 18th Join in the fun 9:30 am to 3 pm We will be sewing as a group to make as any quilts and pillowcases as we can during this time. There will be patterns and fabrics available. If you have fabrics that would work well for pillowcases (especially children’s) please bring two pieces 9” and 27” for the pillowcases. Two yards will make two coordinating cases. If you don’t know how Liz will teach you! We will have food, games, and door prizes! Invite your friends and children and grandchildren that are old enough to sew and have a few skills – if they don’t sew they can iron, pin , etc. . Bring a friend and get a prize!
Future Meetings: February Claire Breswick– Collage Quilts; March 18th Quilters Day Out: Deb Strain; April Linda Sanford– Paper Piecing; May Karen Riggins– Art Quilting; June Summer Potluck
October 2022 Newsletter
October 2022 meeting & Half Log Cabin Workshop
Patty will be our Guest Speaker for the October meeting. She will also be teaching a class earlier in the day at the Extension office. The information is attached below. If you are interested, let Liz Kingsland know at elizabeth.kingsland@uky.edu. You can pay at the door that morning. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers.
Meeting Oct 11, 2022 6:30 pm
Workshop Oct 11, 2022 9:30 am-3:30 pm
Fayette County Extension Office
1140 Harry Sykes Way ( off of Red Mile Court)
Lexington, KY 40504
Quilters’ Day Out — Saturday March 19, 2022
Quilters’ Day Out Saturday March 19, 2022.
with Quilters Guild of the Bluegrass
“A New Day, A New Beginning”
There will be Quilt Displays, Vendors, Door Prizes, and More!
Featured Speaker is Audrey Esarey. “Finding My Voice in Modern Quilting”
She is the Louisville-based Quilter, Author and Designer who posts on Instagram as Cotton + Bourbon.
Important information for people interested in Audrey Esarey’s UltraViolet Radial class. Class will be held on Sunday, March 20 starting at 10am. It will be a 3 hour class. Stay tuned for details.
Saturday March 19, 2022
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Fayette County Extension Office
1140 Harry Sykes Way
Lexington, KY 40504
— $5 Registration Fee
- No food trucks this year
Come join us March 19, 2022! We are so happy to be back!
See or download a one-page poster for Quilters Day Out (TBD)
Quilters’ Day Out CANCELLED — Saturday March 14, 2020
Quilters’ Day Out CANCELLED for Saturday March 14, 2020.
“Looking Back, Looking Forward” with Quilters Guild of the Bluegrass
3/12/20: Quilters Day out is cancelled for March 14 due to the Fayette Extension Office being closed due to the coronavirus.
Sunday class cancelled, Monday classes will still be held – at Quilters Square (see below)
Hoping to reschedule Quilters Day out for a future date. Stay tuned.
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There will be Quilt Displays, Vendors, Door Prizes, and More!
Food available from J. Render’s Southern Table food Truck (and a limited number of salads from SCHS Culinary Arts Program)
Featured Guest Speaker: Michele Crawford Author/Designer of FlowerboxQuilts.com
Saturday March 14, 2020
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fayette County Extension Office
1140 Harry Sykes Way
Lexington, KY 40504
— $5 Registration Fee (with a portion going to Family Care Center)
Sign up for classes (held at Quilters Square 859-278-5010):
Come join us March 14, 2020!
Quilters Guild of the Bluegrass 