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Wounded Warriors Quilts

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

These are the recent quilts that Lavella has sent to the Wounded Warriors Project.  

Programs and Workshops

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Dear Santa Rosa Quilt Guild Members: Thank you so much for your support of the Workshops and Programs this year.  We’ve had outstanding  numbers attend the Programs, and the Workshops for the past three months have been full….and the workshop for April is almost filled (4 spaces left).  Thanks to Denise Raney for planning such a […]

Request for Quilts

Monday, March 17th, 2008

I am a children’s choir director who is putting on a performance featuring the story "The Quiltmaker’s Gift" on April 11th at 7pm at the Sebastopol Community Center Main Hall, and wondered if any quilters from your guild would be interested in displaying their quilts on stage that night.  Anyone interested should call me at […]

Community Smart Card

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

The link below is a list of the local merchants participating in the Community Smart Card Program. Members who present their cards when making a purchase the merchants will make a donation to the guild.  There is no added cost to the member. Anyone needing a card can contact me. List of Participating Merchants Thanks,Linda […]

Wounded Warrior Quilts

Friday, March 7th, 2008

This is a note from Therese and pictures of the quilts I sent to the WWB.Lavella "Therese Thomas, EA"This one will be a quickie!!  Went to WWB yesterday to prepare income taxes again and lo and behold, a box of quilts had arrived during the week.  They were from the glorious ladies from the Santa […]

Technique Sharing Workshop Postponed

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Dear Ladies of the Guild, We need to postpone the Technique Sharing Workshop on knitting baby caps that had been scheduled for this Thursday, due to teachers being called away. We plan to reschedule in a couple months, and hope to offer a beginner style hat option as well, so hold onto your needles and […]

Looking for Sewing Machine Donation

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Hi Quilters, I’m relatively new to SRQG, but have been sewing since I was knee-high to a treadle machine.  I’m looking for a donation (tax deductible, of course) of a sewing machine in a cabinet for the YWCA Women’s Shelter. Preferably, 20-40 yrs old with good old metal parts. Any portable would help also. My […]

TSW for Febrary 21, 2008

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

  Lee Trevelyan is planning to instruct us on knitting baby caps. Supplies needed :       1 skein baby yarn (not wool)       4 double pointed needles–size 5

American Hero Quilts

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

A few days before Christmas, I sent a box of 15 kids quilts and 1 afghan that I’d been collecting for a few months to Sue Nebecker at the American Hero Quilts project at Madigan Army Medical Hospital in Vashon, Washington. Yesterday, I received this note in the mail from Sue: "Dear Jan and Santa […]

Thank You

Friday, January 4th, 2008

Dear Santa Rosa Quilt Guild Thank you, thank you, thank you for the beautiful quilt.  I was so happy to receive the box with 24 quilt blocks.  I thought that was truly wonderful so I was really floored when I received the quilt.  It looks great on my bed.  I can’t believe I didn’t hear anything […]