1.
Guests are
welcome to attend two consecutive monthly meetings, after which they will be
invited to become dues paying members.
2.
As a courtesy to
all, members shall wear a name tag to general meetings.
3.
Workshop rules
are as follows:
a.
The general
membership shall vote upon all possible workshop teachers and make
recommendations for invitations to be sent by the Executive Board.
The days, dates, and topics of workshops shall be voted upon by the
general membership.
b.
Notification of
cancellation shall be given to the workshop chair as soon as possible.
It is not permitted to substitute another person in your place.
The workshop chair will notify the next person on the waiting list.
In the event there is no waiting list, a substitute may be found and the
money will be forfeited unless all financial workshop expenses have been met.
c.
Members shall be
given priority to register for workshops prior to the published deadline, after
which the workshop will be advertised to the public.
Workshop information will be distributed to the membership and the full
amount of the workshop fee must be returned with the registration form.
Once a month, Capital City
Quilters’ Guild sponsors a time for members to get together and work on
UnFinished Objects; hence the name UFOs.
The third Saturday of every month, or as available, CCQ rents the hall
(to the right side of the chapel) at
You don’t need to sign up
in advance and there are no goals for UFOs.
It is just an informal way to visit with other quilters and make progress
on sewing projects. Sometimes
classes are offered along with a UFO.
A description of the class, what to bring, and any additional costs will
be listed in the newsletter.
Summer time typically is
the start of Christmas Projects.
CCQ kicks off the season at the July Guild meeting.
In preparation for the July meeting, members begin organizing Christmas
In July at the May and June meetings by identifying a coordinator and explaining
the event to new members.
At the July meeting,
members exchange hand-made ornaments.
Members can use any medium, but the ornaments must be hand-made (quilted,
cross-stitched, clay, etc.). Also
at the July meeting members exchange the Christmas Challenge brown bags.
(See Christmas Challenge.)
Quilters interested in the
Christmas Challenge place three ½ (one-half) yard pieces of fabric, their name,
identify if the fabric is washed or not washed, and an idea of what they might
like in a plain brown grocery store bag, and bring it to the July CCQ meeting.
All the bags are placed on a table.
Everyone who put in a bag of fabric takes a different bag home.
A guild member coordinates the exchange and keeps track of the members
participating in the exchange.
Once you receive “your”
bag, you keep the fabrics and identity of your Christmas partner a secret while
you make a quilted object. You need
to utilize each of the fabrics from the bag on the front of the quilt, and add
fabrics, quilt batting, and backing from your own stash.
Quilts must be at least 24 inches x 24 inches, and must be finished by
the CCQ Christmas Party in December.
Completed Christmas challenges are brought to the annual CCQ Christmas
Party where they are returned to the owner and admired by all.
Twice a year – spring and fall – CCQ rents the lodge at the Shrine of St Therese for a quilters’ retreat weekend. It is informal. Quilters bring out all of their sewing gear and set up shop to sew. You may stay overnight, quilt until the wee hours, share meals, conversation, beach walks, and get to know other quilters. The fee charged for these weekends covers the cost of renting the Shrine. The coordinator for each Shrine retreat weekend will be selected at a general membership meeting.