Quilts donated to Maria Ferrari Hospital.

Charitable Activities - Dee Plouffe -

Comfort Quilts

Save the date…Comfort Quilts Holiday Gathering is Wednesday December 15th from 10 to noonish, at the North Salem Volunteer Ambulance Corps.  Share in our cookie swap and our famous White Elephant gift exchange.  Contact Karen Carlson or Carol Auer for further information.

 All members are welcome.  Contact comfortquilts@northernstarquilters.com to join in making Comfort Quilts quilts or to make charity quilt requests or to donate fabric.

Anticipated Schedule for Jan-Jun 2022:
January 5 & 19,
*February 2 & 26 (1st Wednesday and 4th Saturday, simplified CQ meeting open to all interested guild members,details later)
*March 9 & 23 (2nd and 4th Wednesday)
April 6 & 20
May 4 & 18
June 1 & 15

2022 Raffle Quilt “Bright Star” – Charity Recipient Friends of Karen of North Salem, NY.

The 2022 Raffle Quilt , “ Bright Star”, will be on display at our Holiday Guild meeting on Thursday, December 9th.
Please pick up your raffle ticket packet at the sign in desk….and don’t forget to pick up your friends packets too!
Remember you can pay for tickets online, click HERE.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Dee Plouffe’,  charitable@northernstarquilters.com

Programs - Kathy Tuttle -

WANTED – POP UP TEACHERS

The one to two hour Zoom Pop Ups offered last year were a big hit with our members.  Offer some new technique you just learned or a basic skill such as fabric painting, borders, binding, machine and hand applique,  hand embroidery ….

Contact Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com.

Visit our website (click HERE) for details and schedules on our lectures and workshops and signup anytime.

Emails with details and reminders about workshops as well as any extra events are sent regularly, be sure to watch for them.  Zoom lecture links are sent out a couple days beforehand, recording links for those lectures that can be recorded are sent out a couple days after.  Workshops are not recorded.

Sew Many Triangles – David Sirota – Jan 19, 2022

9am-3pm
Online via Zoom

The workshop is for NSQG guild members with a max number of 24.  Two weeks prior to the workshop, Dave will make available any spots left for non-member signups.  This workshop fee is $40.
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*** The signup procedure for this workshop is a bit different then usual ***

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First email Kathy Tuttle, kathytuttle9@gmail.com, to let her know you are signing up for the workshop.
Then go to the quiltmavendave.com website, scroll down to signup for ‘Sew Many Triangles’ sponsored by NSQG January 19th.
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 Before the class Dave will email you the pattern and directions to be printed out on regular copy paper.  There is no additional fee for the pattern.
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To find out everything you’ll need to have ready before class go to “Class Descriptions and Cutting Specs” on his website.
Participants will receive an email with the ZOOM link as well as the pattern.
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Contact programs@northernstarquilters.com with any questions.

Membership-Carol Sterk -

We look forward to welcoming you back to live meetings!

Membership stands at 174. Please welcome our newest member, Christine Economos of New York, NY.
If you haven’t registered for 2021-2022, you will have a chance to do so at the live meeting in December.

REMINDER – Pick up your print copy of the NSQG Membership Directory 2021-2022 at the sign in table.

Happy Holidays to all!
Carol Sterk and Joanne Visovsky, membership@northernstarquilters.com

J o I n   H e r e

Activities - April Russell, Narci Medina

Happy Stitchin’,  April and Narci,

activities@northernstarquilters.com

Quilt Show - Lisa Alfonzetti -

If you are interested in volunteering for the quilt show committee, please reach out to Lisa Alfonzetti at info@pinsandneedlesny.com.

Member Notices:

Amanda Curley made and donated a quilt to the non-profit Old Mill Singers to help fund their Holiday Concerts on December 2 and 3.  Contact Amanda, tabdsc@gmail.com to buy raffle tickets (6 for $10).

Karen Carlson has some of the old quilt drapes no longer used for the show – heavy-weight beige broadcloth, 8’x8′ or 8’x16′.  If you would like one or more, contact Karen, news@northernstarquilters.com.

Keep updated with Nancy Hantman‘s latest ‘Road To . . . ‘ , a list of quilting events and websites.

Area Quilt Events and More

Area Guilds offering Programs

Area Quilt Shops

Whether you’re a new or renewing member, check out our Buddy Program if you would like a ‘buddy’ to show you the ropes around the guild.  Be sure to pick up your name pin button or make your own NSQG fabric name badge, pattern HERE.

If you know any member of the guild who is in need of a little ‘sunshine’ for illness, sympathy, or any other reason, please contact secretary@northernstarquilters.com so the guild can send a card.

Requests on how to make a donation to the guild to honor a member or support an activity are occasionally received. Such requests may now be accomplished via our website, where we have set up a Donate box on our home page, click on Make a Donation.

Guild bylaws and policies are available to members on our website or by request to the secretary@northernstarquilters.com.
Guild financial reports are available to members by annual email or by request to the treasurer@northernstarquilters.com.

Send Guild newsletter updates and photos as well as info on local quilt activities and shows to news@northernstarquilters.com and photos for Instagram and Facebook are always welcome at social@northernstarquilters.com.

Follow and Share NSQG activities on Facebook  and Instagram   –   @northernstarquilters