they formed a Quilting Group. The
decision was made to move the
meetings to Northmont United
Presbyterian Church. Today, the result
is a 110-member organization that
meets at Kearns Spirituality Center of
LaRoche College on the first Tuesday
of the month.
Programs over the years have been
diversified, inspiring, stimulating
and interesting. Presenters have
included Jenny Beyer, Nancy Johnson-
Serbro, Judy Neimeyer, Pat Speth
and Linda McCunen. This past year
the guild hosted David Sirota and
his “No More Tears” paper piecing
project, Jacolin Kelso (a certified
Judy Niemeyer instructor), and Carol
Taylor, international judge/author/
multi-decorated art quilt artist. A fun
Christmas party was held in December,
and Kathy Farra presented a program
on Singer Featherweight machines in
January.
The guild is looking forward to a
community sewing day in March, the
April quilt show, a bus trip to Berlin,
Ohio, and its annual banquet in June.
The NPQG quilt show “Oh My
Stars!” will be held April 6, 7 and 8,
at the Ross Community Center. Over
100 quilts will be on display. Judges
are Stacey Koehler (from Bellevue)
and Fran Kordek from Elkins, West
Virginia.
Food is an important part of a
quilter’s life; thus the “Fat Quarter”
came to be. This is a break during
meetings to indulge in our favorite
goodies, share recipes and socialize.
Members have shared talents
through the Community Service
projects, making blankets and quilts for
babies, homeless shelters, veterans and
animal shelters. Placemats for Meals
on Wheels, table runners for food bank
Thanksgiving baskets, port pillows for
cancer patients, bags for beads of caring
(children cancer patients) are only
some of the service projects the guild
adopts.
For more information, email
NPQG president Clarice Sabina at
[email protected]. ■
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