Olney Quilt Guild

Thanks to Mary Kay from the Red Barn quilt shop for teaching members how to make these cute little heart bags at today’s workshop. Sew cute, and others worked on their own projects.

Pictures from todays workshop! Happy national sewing day ❤️

Monthly meeting tomorrow at 6:30. We meet at the Church of the Nazarene here in Olney. Anyone is welcome! Non-members can come to two meetings for free! So if you have been thinking about joining, now is the time! Come start your year off right ❤️❤️

Anyone have any 2024 quilting goals?

I have my calendar filled out with what my goals are! I find making a goal of completion date keeps me on track. Plus I can schedule spots out to have them quilted.

First finishing up my 2023 weather quilt!

Also on my list

*Her Maj (a Queen Elizabeth quilt)
*My international Sunbonnet Sue
*A Christmas appliqué quilt
*Autumnville
*starting a new sampler

I also have several cross stitch patterns on my to do list! I just recently started and I’m loving the hand work!

First up this week, cleaning and reorganizing my sewing room! It’s a disaster!!! I better get busy 😱🙈

What does everyone else have planned for 2024? Do you make a list and timeline? Or just work on whatever you feel like?

If you need motivation for finishing your goals come join the guild! Lots of opportunities to get together to sew and always lots of people willing to help ❤️

Have you thought about joining the quilt guild?

2024 is the year to join!!

We have lots of fun in this group. Not sure what we are all about, come to a meeting! You are allowed to come to 2 meetings as our guest before you decide to join!

Not sure what are meetings are? No problem! Here is a brief summary:

No, we don't sew at our monthly meetings. (Although we have lots of opportunities to do that!) Our meetings are usually about 1 - 1.5 hours. In 2024 we will have a short mini lesson each month. Things like binding, cutting basics, sewing machine maintenance etc. Then we have a quick "business" meeting. This covers our financial etc. We also discuss upcoming workshops, any sales at local shops, or any upcoming local shows. Then we have our program. This is different every month. Sometimes we invite people in to speak about certain skills, sometimes we have local shop owners come and talk, etc. We always end our meetings with my favorite part Show and Tell! This is were people can get up and show things they are working on or things they have completed!

Our meetings are very low key. We meet on the first Monday of the month at the Church of the Nazarene here in Olney. (Unless a holiday then we meet the second Monday)

Then we have many small groups in our guild that meet on Monday mornings to sew, Tuesdays, and Thursday evenings. The guild also offers Monthly workshops. All of these things are optional and you can go to all or none, or as many as you would like.
We have a wonderful group of men and women right now in the guild and have some very exciting things coming up in 2024!

If you have ever been interested in coming or learning more, we invite you to our January meeting!

If you have any questions you can post on here, send a PM or reach out to any of the Olney Guild Members. We would love to help you and we would love to have you be part of our guild if you are interested!

Our next meeting is January 8th at 6:30 at the church of the Nazarene here in Olney. If you have ever considered joining, now is a great time! Come join us. Even if your not a member and your interested, you may come to two meetings to see what we are all about as our guest! It's a great group, and we have lots of fun things planned for 2024!

Our beautiful raffle quilt was won by
Jeanne Garret

Congratulations 🎉🎉

Please see below for our big winners!

Judges choice - made by Jean Atteberry
Best in show - made by Jean Atteberry
Merit ribbon - made by Jean Atteberry
Viewers Choice Wool - made by Mary Trost
Viewers choice - made by Kim Miller

FROM LORI SAVOY LACEY:

Please share with your wonderful group!!

I would like to personally thank the Olney Quilt Guild for their beautiful tribute to Mom (Myra Hammond-Savoy) at this years quilt show. Peggy Totten you did an amazing job picking out a few pieces of her work. Cathy Harris your quilt is beautiful! Thank you all for continuing to think of her and speak of her talents!!

Don't forget also at the show we will have our fabulous boutique set up! We have over 300 beautiful handmade items made by our talented guild members!

Also we will have lots of yummy pies for sale as well!

Come join us at the show!

This Friday and Saturday!

It’s quilt show week!!!!

Here’s some very exciting things happening at our show next weekend!!!!

Bed turning Friday and Saturday at 11, 1 and 3

Demonstrations:

Friday: 10-12 English paper piecing.
2-4 Yo-yo’s

Saturday: 10-12 Scandinavian Star
2-4 Wool Appliqué

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

Listen to WSEI Freedom 92.9 this Friday Sept 28th at 8:30 am
Miss Liberty (Francine Bricker) will conduct a live interview with
Beth Saler and Carla Patterson on the 20th Anniversary of the Olney Quilt Guild.

Fabric gift bags for Halloween party at church.

Quilt Show - Olney Quilt Guild 20th Anniversary Quilt Show 2023. Friday October 6th 10:00 am - 6:00 pm & Sat October 7th 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Located at Church of the Nazarene 1411 N Walnut St. Olney, IL. This will be a judged show also featuring a quilt raffle, scissor sharpening, several vendors and a pie sale! In addition we will for the first time have a boutique area with items available for sale that have been hand crafted by Olney Quilt Guild members, this will feature items such as table runners, Christmas ornaments, placemats, small quilts, pillowcases and more. Admission is $5.00 per person. Make plans now to join us at this spectacular event and help us celebrate our 20th anniversary.

More items that have been made and donated by our members for our very exciting first Olney Quilt Guild Boutique! Which will be during our Quilt show coming up soon!

Here are some of the amazing items that will be for sale at our guild boutique during the quilt show!

QUILT CLASS - All levels of knowledge. We will meet every Tuesday from 6 PM to 9 PM for 10 weeks at Nazarene church in Olney. Classes start on September 12th and end on November 14th. Both group and one on one instruction. Class fee is $100 for 10 weeks.

We will be constructing a fall table runner, a Christmas tree skirt, plus an extra project if time allows. See pictures above.

If you have a project, you have started in a prior class and would like to complete it in this class, please feel free to do so.

For additional information or to register for class contact Laurie Rist at 618-843-7478 or email [email protected]

There will be Scissor Sharpening at the Olney Quilt Guild Quilt Show October 6th & 7. Please bring your scissors to be sharpen. Sharp. Scissors make correct cuts.

I have been contacted by MBT in Newton. She has been received quite a bit of quilting items/supplies that belonged to Marty Savoy to sell. One of the items is a partially finished quilt, which she believes is Serendipity by Jenny Doan. She called and asked me if I had the pattern so she could finish it. I have looked and I do not. Do any of the guild members have this pattern that I could get to her. Thank you for your help. Laurie Rist

Raffle Quilt is at First National Bank in Olney.

Olney Guild Raffle Quilt displayed at First Financial in Olney. Thank you, Gail, for moving to new location.