​Mennonite Church of Normal
805 S. Cottage
Normal, IL 61761
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Rhonda Pierce will be our presenter at the January 6th meeting.   Rhonda is Spokesperson for SCHMETZ needles North America & Vice President, Euro-notions. The lecture, "What needle should I use?", will give you the low-down on how this little piece of steel can solve some very BIG problems, including broken threads, skipped stitches and puckered fabrics.  The presentation will be available via Zoom from home only. For additional information visit our Programs and Classes page.  

President's Message

Happy New Year dear quilting friends,

            I hope you had a safe and blessed Christmas. It certainly gets busy this time of year and I feel like I have missed some time. It seemed like I had several days to get ready and before I knew it Christmas Eve was upon me. I hope you have enjoyed the friends and family that were able to be with you. I have years where I miss my mother tremendously and this was one of those years. Hug your family especially hard because several of us can’t.

            The Bare Bones Retreat is almost finalized, and I can’t wait to spend the two days quilting in the new year. The upcoming year is looking great with more in-person speakers and workshops. Please sign up as soon as you can so we can know for sure who will be coming. Unfortunately, we need to do that faster than we have the last few months. I am guilty of saying yes, I want to do that class and then time slips past. That is my New Year’s resolution, to make a decision and follow through. Would you like to join me on this one?
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            Happy New Year and let’s make this the most fun year possible. See you in person or via Zoom on Jan 6, 2022!

Sincerely,

​Stormy Dawn Helton
President

Raffle Quilt Winner

​Thanks to all that sold tickets for the HAAQG raffle quilt for the 2021 Quilt Spectrum.  More than 5000 tickets were sold.  Ticket sales spanned several of the States and even abroad for this quilt.  Top ticket sales were Carol Lou Eisenhardt, Kristen Johnson and Stormy Helton. Other noted sellers were Ruth Green, Marcia Ripsch, Noemi Bowers, and Sallie Hartsfield.  

                                                   Winner
                                                     Claire Mays
                         Winning ticket was sold by Rhonda Byrd.
 
Quilt Committee

Revised By Laws Available for Review

The Board of Directors approved the handing out of the proposed changes to our Bylaws at their last meeting. This information will be handed out to our members at the end of the meeting for you to review over the next month, with a vote to be conducted at the December meeting. Please take the time to read it. If you have any questions, call or email an Executive Board member.

Membership 

​The Membership form for 2021-2022 is included in this newsletter and also available on the website. Please note that the cost of membership has increased from last year. Membership fees are as follows.
 
  • New and Renewing General Members-$35
  • Seniors (65 or better)-$30
  • Juniors (18 and under)-$25
 
Please bring your completed form and payment to the September meeting. Membership forms and payment can also be mailed to Pam Riss. Her address is on the membership form.

Programs and Classes

December 2, 2021.  Stephanie Hackney will be our presenter.   She is the Director of Sales and Marketing, Craft & Retail for Hobbs Bonded Fibers.  This lecture, “What's Inside Matters,” offers quilters and other creative people a chance to learn all about batting and possibly WIN FREE BATTING. Save your Hobbs labels!  You will want the chart included in this newsletter handy during her presentation, as she will reference it. 
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January 6, 2022. Rhonda Pierce. Lecture-'What needle should I use"
Ronda's program aims to elevate respect for this 2” piece of steel and to encourage sewers to support local SCHMETZ sales at sewing machine dealers and quilt/fabric shops.

January 7 & 8, 2022. “Bare Bones” Retreat.  Registration form will be available at the December meeting and is included in this newsletter.  Deadline to register is December 2.

February 3, 2022. Monique Jacobs (https://www.opengatequilts.com/) “My Quilting Journey.” Sign-up form for her classes available at general meetings.

February 4, 2022.  CLASS “Juicy Cactus” Registrations required: 12.

February 5, 2022.  CLASS “Link by Link”  Registrations required: 12.

March 3, 2022. TBD

March 4 & 5, 2022.  CLASS Laurie Shierer.   You will be using Laurie’s “Delightful Duffle” Pattern.

Thank you for your input regarding your class preferences for Debbie Maddy. The results of your selections are reflected in the classes listed below.   

April 7, 2022. Debbie Maddy’s lecture “Indigo Shibori Dyeing”

April 8, 2022. CLASS “Geese in the Lilies” with Debbie Maddy.
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April 9, 2022. CLASS “Labyrinth” with Debbie Maddy.  

Registrations required for Debbie Maddy’s classes to be scheduled: REQUIRED: 16.  Her classes MAY be in person if we fill both classes.

Ary Anderson
Programs

Mentor Survey

Help the Mentor Program plan this year's classes by taking the Mentor Survey. The information you provide will help in deciding what classes Guild members are interested in.

You can take the survey online or print off the pdf form. You can return the printed form at the monthly meeting.​

Library - Check it out

We will plan to have our usual used book sale, free magazines & patterns available.  Anyone that has any books or magazines to donate, please contact one of us before you bring them to ensure that we will have storage room for all.

• Mary Weakman - 815-692-1234
• Judy Bennington - 309-261-6612
• Joanne Briggs - 309-825-3665

Mary Weakman, Judy Benington & Joanne Briggs
Library Committee