Hospitality---

ALL members are asked to bring a little snack to share for the December meeting.
Holiday raffle basket tickets will be $2 each.

Contact hospitality@northernstarquilters.com

Programs---

December Workshop by Eleanor Levie – Cancelled

Contact Helen May, programs@northernstarquilters.com

Special Events and Education---

Some exciting events to look forward to:

– Super Saturday, February 16th – a selection of classes taught by the Guild’s own talented quilters.
– Ruby Anniversary Challenge, February 19th – quilts to be turned in at the Guild meeting for display in March.
– Lancaster Trip, March 29-30th – a fun overnight fabric buying spree and quilt show with a fun busful of quilters.

(Click on the italic links to go to the NSQG web page.)

Contact Jennifer Kramer, specialevents@northernstarquilters.com
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Winter Programs – Last chance to bring in your Ugly Fabric donations, please try to have them folded and tagged with yardage or size. The auction will be at the January meeting.

We still need a few more volunteers for ‘Tips and Techniques’ for the February meeting so that we can have a really enjoyable and enriching meeting. Please send a message or speak to me at the December meeting. Thanks.

Contact Linda Finegan, education@northernstarquilters.com

Charitable Activities---

Comfort Quilts – Two quilts were given to Kennedy High School (in memory of Sister Barbara) and six quilts to Ann’s Place (a Cancer Support Service) for their Festival of Trees fund raiser. Sixteen baby quilts were donated to Pins and Needles (for Beacon Health Center) and forty-five quilts to the Behavioral Health Center of Westchester Medical Center to give comfort and joy to the children during this holiday season.

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Thanks to all who supported the CQ Boutique at the the November Guild Meeting. As a result of your generosity, Comfort Quilts raised $367 for NSQG.

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If you haven’t had the chance to come to Comfort Quilts, make it your New Year’s resolution.
The dates for the Winter Session at the North Salem Ambulance Corp are:

Jan 2 and 16, Feb 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, April 1 and 17, May 8 and 22.

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For more information, check out the web site,
www.northernstarquilters.com/charitable-activities/comfort-quilts.

althea s. nolan, charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Membership---

At the December Guild Meeting please be sure to review and initial your contact information for the 2018/2019 Membership Directory. If you can’t be at the meeting, please let me know if there are ANY CHANGES from last year.

Rosemary DePaola, membership@northernstarquilters.com *** Registration Form

Library---

The Holiday season can be stressful!! Therefore, remember how quilting helps us relax.
Here are four health benefits of quilting:

It lets you unplug from the modern world.
Playing with color and geometry is good for your brain.
The physical act of quilting relieves stress.
It provides a community for quilters.

Donations of books and magazines for the May Quilt show are being accepted. Remember to remove any identifying labels.

HELP!! Seeking volunteers to assist at the Guild Library. Hoping you can help out!! Let me know and sign up at the library table.
Contact Narci Medina, library@northernstarquilters.com

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)---

For information, contact education@northernstarquilters.com

Quilt Show---

Hope everyone is busy working on your quilts for the show! Registration begins in January and we are looking forward to everyone’s participation!

Don’t forget to share our Show information with your family & friends; posters will be available at the December meeting for distribution or a get a postcard pdf file here.

Although it is early in the season, please start to think about being part of the 2020 Quilt Show Committee. Some positions will certainly be opening up, and if you are interested in becoming part of the Team, please give Deb or Daisy a shout: daisy@daisydodgeart.com or debbyawarren@yahoo.com

For information, contact quiltshow@northernstarquilters.com

Member Notices---

***Members may have one personal posting per year for quilt related offerings – contact news@northernstarquilters.com with your ad before the first of the month ***
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New Bernina 765 Special Edition in rose gold, $3900. It has 10 attachments,stitch regulator,magnifying lens set, walking foot, slide table, foot knee lifter and other features. It is too complicated for me.
Contact Maggie Kolvenbach , gordonkole@gmail.com

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Quilt Links to Check Out
Colden Arts Festival – Sep.7-8 – Colden, NY
’39 and Counting’ Merrimack Valley Quilters Show – Sep.27-28 – Newbury Port, MA – www.mvquilters.org
‘Harvest of Quilts’ -Hancock Shaker Village – Sep.28-29 – Pittsfield, MA
‘Celebrating Creativity’ Champlain Valley Quilters Show – Sep.28-29 – Plattsburg, NY – www.cvqgvt.org
Ninigret Quilters 2019 Quilt Show – Oct.18-20 – Westerly,RI
Vera Paints a Scarf-Vera Neumann – Aug.8-Jan.26 – Museum of Arts and Design,NY,NY – www.madmuseum.org
“Every Quilt Tells a Story” – Tamar Drucker – Nov.17, 3pm – Congregation Shir Shalom, Ridgefield, Ct
Sew Many Shows
Quilt Shops and Guilds
Upcoming Exhibits-New England Quilt Museum – Lowell,MA

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