UVQG
July 17, 2024
JULY FAIR
Quilting Fun
9:30 - 3:30
The Red Barn
Wallsburg
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IMPORTANT CALENDAR REMINDERS
June and November meetings in 2024 will be held on the Second Wednesday of the month!
{Due to conflicts with Juneteenth holiday and Fall Retreat}
- Wed, June 12th
- Wed, Nov 13th
Mark your calendars so you don't miss out.
July 2024
JULY FAIR
UVQG Guild Meeting
Wed, July 17th, 9:30 - 3:30
Red Barn, Wallsburg
[no meeting in Orem!]
This year’s July Fair, on July 17, is our big fundraiser for the year and it will be held at the beautiful Ashton Red Barn in Wallsburg, Utah. The money raised at the fair goes to fund the guild’s programs as well as other expenses. We have some exciting national teachers planned for 2025 and 2026, and the funds raised at the fair will help pay for them to come.
If you didn’t have a chance to go to the fair last year, this is your year. And if you did go last year, you know how lovely it is. It’s a beautiful setting with big shade trees, a pond, a classic red barn, a playground, plenty of parking, and grassy knolls. We are so grateful to Karen Ashton, a member of our guild, for allowing us to use it again.
Come and enjoy a quilt show, a bake sale, yard sale, free classes, a food truck, and a silent auction. The July Fair is also a time when we sign up new members who are just discovering our guild, so bring your quilting friends with you.
Thank you to all who participated in our Round Robin June guild meeting. I couldn’t be there, but I have heard from those who attended that it was a big success, and that the classes were very interesting. Thank you to those who taught, and to Machelle Preston for organizing the teachers.
As a reminder, we will not be meeting as a guild in August because we will be supporting the Utah Quilt Guild’s QuiltFest. Be sure to check their website for more information. We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled guild meetings in September. In the meantime, I’ll see you at the July Fair!
-Kim McCloskey
July Fair
Wed, July 17, 2024
9:30 am to 3:30 pm
The Red Barn
2583 Main Canyon Rd, Wallsburg
(only 13 minutes from mouth of Provo Canyon)
NEW Class list posted
Vendor List / Food truck
Quilt Display, Quilt Classes, Vendors Mall, Garage Sale, Door Prizes, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Food Truck, Hand Work Area
Volunteers Wanted!
- display a quilt at the fair
- donate food for the bake sale
- spend an hour helping with the garage sale
- donate an item for the silent auction - can be as simple as a few fat quarters tied with a ribbon
Sign up at the June 12th guild meeting or contact Karin at 801.616.9229
Garage Sale
Just a note to thank all those who provided such beautiful fabrics for the garage sale at the July Fair. You will be amazed at the wonderful bargains, so come replenish your stash. I am not accepting any more donations as my garage is completely full! THANK YOU!
Hand Work Area
In addition to quilt show, vendors, free classes, bake sale, garage sale, etc...
Please come and stitch under the Big Tree by the Pond. Knit, Crochet, Applique, or Cross Stitch. Karen will provide some cool lemonade.
THANK YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK!!
2024 UVQG Retreat
November 20-23, 2024
We Are Family
I got all my SISTERS with me.
* The cost will be $80/person higher than last year
(due to increase in hotel/food costs, noted)
* The registration form will be available in the March Patchwords and on the guild website.
* Be sure your membership is current.
* Register by MAIL -send your form and at least 50% of payment. Remaining payment due July 1st.
Trish, Davidene and their committee look forward to carrying on the tradition of fun in 2024.
FULL - Contact Trish to be added to waitlist
2024 Challenge
Paper Pieced Quilts
UVQG Challenge for 2024 is Paper Pieced Quilts
Learn a new technique this year!
Make a quilt 12 x 12 or larger that is finished with quilting and binding.
Show finished quilts at the November guild meeting, November 13th.
If you have any questions please reach out to Machelle Preston 801-362-6988.
Service
Giving Update - June 2024
74 quilts
31 fleece blankets
100 soft balls
35 bears
Total: 240 Items
Service Q & A
Q: Where do you get the fabric for all the service projects?
A: So far almost all the fabric has come from donations from guild and community members. I did use some
budget money to buy a bolt of a constant fabric to make some “I Spy” quilts. Most fabric comes from members
like you cleaning out your closets and making room for new treasures. I can use flannel, polar fleece and
cotton quilting fabric.
Q: Can I make a quilt top for charity and turn it in?
A: YES! Certainly. If you have tops in your stash, turn them in and we will find a way to finish it up and give
your quilt the perfect home.
Q: I want to make a quilt for charity but I can’t afford to pay for machine quilting.
A: Go ahead and finish as much as you can. We have several members who will quilt charity tops for us. If
you want to do the binding yourself, be sure to attach a note to the quilt so I can get it back to you.
Service questions? Email Sarah.Yorgason@gmail.com
March Service Day 2024- by the numbers:
● 65 people attending
● 32 quilts enveloped
● 80 bears made
● 8 quilt tops sewn
● 14 pizzas eaten
● 13 door prizes awarded
Service Bee
"Many Hands" Calendar
***2024 Added Dates***
This group is a support for the guild's mission statement of providing service. The name evokes the true adage "Many hands make light work."
Sarah Yorgason will be heading this group. Meeting dates will vary from month to month, while the location and activity varies as well. You might be cutting fabric scraps or donations or putting together charity quilt kits. So look at the activities each month to find the ones that fit your schedule and preferred activity.
Aug 5 Mon / 10:30 am -2:30 pm
Dave's Bernina
2017 N 550 W, Provo
Turning twenty quilt tops
(bring sewing machine)
Sept 11 Wed / 12:30 am -2:30 pm
Sarah's house
249 E 3140 N, Provo
sorting and cutting flannel squares
Oct 7 Mon / 10:30 am -2:30 pm
Dave's Bernina
2017 N 550 W, Provo
Prepping for retreat service project
(bring sewing machine)
Stitching Hearts Worldwide
New: Link to a great podcast where Krysti (founder) describes her work and mission.
Quilt of Valor National Block Drive
https://www.qovf.org/in-the-news/2023-national-block-drive/
Do you want to help Quilts of Valor, but don’t have time to do a whole quilt? They are doing a national block drive. Blocks should be red white and blue and made from this pattern.
https://www.qovf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/STAR.pdf
Special Dollivery
This organization restores American Girl Dolls, creates outfits for them and then give them to children in need to support their imagination and dreams. You can assist by making a doll quilt to go with the doll. (Size should be about 18" x 24")
Click image to see full ad!
Graffiti Quilting Workshop
The Salt Lake/Ogden Quilt Guild is hosting Karlee Porter -10th Anniversary Graffiti trunk show and lecture, includes lunch,
Saturday, July 20,2024.
There’s 2 sessions available
# 1- 10am- noon with lunch at noon.
#2- 1pm-3pm with lunch at noon.
Cost is $15 and includes lunch.
Sign up @ www.karleeporter.com
(click on 'shop' then 'uncategorized')
This is a fun in-person event you won’t want to miss!
LIBRARY NOTES
Check your newsletter to see photos of the newest additions to our library.
We have several books on paper piecing if you are looking for a pattern for this year's challenge!
Cell Phone Etiquette
Please turn your cell phones off or put on vibrate during our guild meetings. If it must be on and it could bother others, use the “silent” mode and move away to talk.