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Archive for January, 2007

What Sizes are Community Quilts?

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

Frequently I get questions about what size of quilts we need for our Community Quilts projects.  Here is that information: Primarily 32" x 42" which is the smallest (Sutter Hospital Neonatal Unit). Then I prefer 42" x 42" for Toddlers. For the bigger kids I make 42" x 50". —and then 42" x 45" on up […]

January 2007 SRQG Minutes

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Santa Rosa Quilt GuildSanta Rosa, CaJanuary 4, 2007 The meeting was called to order by past president Bob Oliver at 10:05 AM. Guests were introduced and welcomed. Bob Oliver recognized the outgoing board and the accomplishments of the guild over the past six years.  He also recognized Sharon Frye, Betty Upchurch, Phyllis Gallaway and Jan […]

Machine Embroidery Enthusiast

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Hi,I know many quilters in the guild also have embroidery machines. I enjoy machine embroidery almost as much as quilting! I heard about this new product "The Magnahoop" and wondered if anyone has purchased this.—, or if you knew anything about it. The online videos sure make it tempting for those "un-hoopable" things we occasionally […]

Quilt University-Quilt Classes on the Web

Friday, January 5th, 2007

At our recent guild meeting Bob Oliver mentioned how he was going to take a class at Quilt University—the on-line quilting school! For those of you that have not seen the past postings here about Quilt University, or have never visited this popular website before, I encourage you to take a look. Quilt University has a wide variety of  […]

2007 Executive Board and Committees

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Presenting the Santa Rosa Quilt Guild Executive Board and Committees for 2007 Left  to right back row: Melissa, Marilyn, Glenda, Lee, Pam and Pam M. our new guild President in the background.Left to right front row: Pat, Janice, Angie, Jeannine, Sharon, Holly, Kathy and Janet Left to right back row: Pam  M. our new guild president in […]

Alex Anderson is BACK!

Monday, January 1st, 2007

Alex Anderson is Back!  Yeah!  and Ricky Tims is with her!—You know you can’t keep a person like Alex out of the loop for long.  If you are not aware of the currant trend to "watch TV" at your computer—it is the coming thing. If you don’t have access to fast internet service you may […]