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January 2023 Guild Meeting

The program was gnomeclature. Jennifer showed us her hand knitted gnome collection.

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December 2022 Guild Meeting

Our annual holiday meeting consisted of a dessert potluck, a fun game played with fat quarters and a visit from Sherrie Edwards, executive director of the Ashe Pregnancy Care Center and Pastor Kristy Burnette. Sherrie picked up bibs and burp clothes that members created to be used by new moms in the county. The guild donated a quilt, made by the Crumbies, to thank the pastor for allowing us to use their fellowship hall for our monthly meetings.

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November 2022 Guild Meeting

The High Country Figurative Artists had a trunk show and sale. They dazzled us with their beautiful and fanciful creations.

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October 2022 Guild Meeting

Janet W. explained how the idea for next year's fundraiser quilt came about. The squares are based on various barn quilts throughout the county, interspersed with pine trees. Here are some of the finished squares. She also told us how to create a pattern from just a photo of a quilt square!

Catherine and Joyce gave a presentation about the Marathon Jam, now called Music Honoring Ashe County Veterans. Here is a photo of some of the 15 members who created quilts this year.

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September 2022 Guild Meeting

Carl S. presented our September program, "Tools of the trade from the male perspective." He showed us six of his award winning quilts first. Then he did a version of The Price is Right game using items used in sewing that he purchased from Harbor Freight. Some of the items were a combo flashlight/ magnet, storage boxes, hemostat scissors used to pull thread from hard to reach places, 1/2 " tape measure, clamps used for binding clips, a carpenter square, 4mm pins, the purple thang and a laser to make right angles. It was a lot of fun and we all went home with a prize. Thank you Carl!

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August 2022 Guild Meeting

It's our 20th Anniversary as a guild! We celebrated at the New River State Park and invited all of our past and current members. Lunch was provided by Smoky Mountain Barbecue. The program was members reminiscing about their years in the guild. We ended the day with a group photo. The last photo shows some of our founding members.

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June 2022 Guild Meeting

The program was "Children's Books with Quilting Themes" with guest author Tuck McClure. Tuck read his book, Chips and Threads, and told the tale of how the book came to be. Susan M. discussed Dana Kumerow's book, The Storyteller's Apprentice. Dana was a member of the guild who recently passed away. Vicki talked about the Governor's Service Award that was recently presented to the guild. The Governor's Volunteer Service Award honors the true spirit of volunteerism by recognizing individuals, groups and businesses that make a significant contribution to their community through volunteer service.

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May 2022 Guild Meeting

This month we had our meeting at the Laurel Ridge Retreat and Conference Center in Laurel Springs, which is the location of our annual Quilt Retreat. We had lunch and a tour of the facility, including the sewing room that was being used by the retreat attendees.

April 2022 Guild Meeting

During our April meeting we presented out challenge quilts, spoke about them, and then voted. Participants were randomly given a holiday or calendar event and were to make a small quilt, or item, to commemorate that date or event.

First Place Lighthouse Day

Tied for Second Place Umbrella Day

Tied for Second Place All Fools Day

Third Place Thanksgiving

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March 2022 Guild Meeting

Sarah Ruth presented a quilty trunk show with her beautiful and creative accessories and quilts.

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February 2022 Guild Meeting

The program was "Scrappy Day...Suggestions for scraps". Sue B. gave the presentation and showed us many examples of quilts she has made using scraps. She also gave us great ideas on how to create our own scrappy quilt. Members also showed their favorite scrap quilts.

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January 2022 Guild Meeting

The program was "My Favorite How-to Quilt Book or author", with a presentation on leaders, enders and pre-cuts.

December 2021 Guild Meeting

This month we had our annual holiday party. We had a holiday fashion show with two categories "ugly, tacky and gaudy" holiday garments, and "ugly, tacky, gaudy" holiday wearable accessories. We also did our drawing to see who would win our 2021 fundraiser quilt, "Reflections of Ashe". The winner was guild member Pat C.

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November 2021 Guild Meeting

Our program was t-shirt quilts. We got lots of tips and ideas on how to create beautiful quilts and several members showed off their creations.

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October 2021 Guild Meeting

The program was "A History Lesson in Quilting...Sharing Heirloom Quilts". After a brief history lesson on quilting, members shared their heirloom quilts along with their stories.

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September 2021 Guild Meeting

The program was "Follow the Rules...Specialty Rulers You Like". Members brought in a specialty ruler that they have used to make quilt squares, along with a sample quilt square.

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August 2021 Guild Meeting

Our program this month was a Get-to-know-you activity. Members told the group where they were from and when they first learned how to sew.

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March 2020 Guild Meeting

Neva Hart is a retired American Quilter's Society (AQS) certified appraiser and quilt collector. She has judged shows, but explained that the difference between a judge and an appraiser is that an appraiser only attaches a value to a quilt for purposes of insurance, shipping, sales, loss, taxable deductions for donations or inheritance. Neva shared several stories illustrative of her experiences along with several beautiful antique and vintage quilts. At the end of her very interesting presentation she answered members' questions.

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February 2020 Guild Meeting

Our guest speaker was Dr. Emily Wilson, from Schuster Physical Therapy.
She explained the proper ergonomics for quilters.

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January 2020 Guild Meeting

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December 2019 Guild Meeting

Our annual holiday meeting was filled with food, games and fun. We drew the name of the 2019 fundraiser quilt winner, exchanged gifts, and presented quilts, pillowcases, stuffed animals and a donation to the Ashe Senior Center.

Ashe Senior Center director, Glenda Luther, accepting a donation of quilts for needy seniors, pillowcases and stuffed animals for the participants of their day care center and a check.

Drawing the winning name of the 2019 fundraiser quilt, Autumn Splendor. The winner is Ashe County resident, Ann Hood.

Games

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November 2019 Guild Meeting

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October 2019 Guild Meeting

The program this month was Ghostly Disappearing Patches.

Delectable Mountain quilt made with disappearing 9 patch blocks with half-square triangles.

The disappearing jelly roll.

2 dark and 2 light squares are all that's needed for a disappearing 4 patch

You can create six different blocks with a disappearing pinwheel.

Disappearing nine patch made with 5" charm packs.

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September 2019 Quild Meeting

The boutique committee shared their creations with us and gave us ideas to make our own items.

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August 2019 Quilt Guild Meeting

Barbara Sears was here to talk about the Marathon Jam and the challenge quilt winners were be announced.

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July 2019 Guild Meeting

We turned in our Challenge Quilts this month and members voted on which one they liked the best.

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June 2019 Guild Meeting

This month was our annual meeting with refreshments and the installation of officers ceremony. Ces Robison will remain as President, Lynda Harris as Treasurer and Donna Sense as Secretary. Our new Vice-president is Betsy Ziroli, replacing Doris Phillips. Thank you all for volunteering!

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May 2019 Guild Meeting

We had a yard sale of fabrics and accessories.

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April 2019 Guild Meeting

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March 2019 Guild Meeting

The Carolina Home Project is to provide new quilts to people on the North Carolina coast whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Florence, the floods that followed, and then additionally damaged by more flooding from Hurricane Michael. This will be a long term project, lasting until at least June of next year, and likely longer. It takes a year to rebuild many homes, and quilts will be needed for quite some time. Here are some of the quilts that guild members have created.

Carole Carter, author of From My Carolina Home blog, was our guest speaker. She told us all we need to know to have our quilt top ready for a long-arm quilter.

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February 2019 Guild Meeting

Each year we raffle off a quilt. This year our fundraiser quilt was won by Candace Jones from Creston. Here quilt mothers Paula Riggs and Faye Marten, along with quilt makers/designers Ann Becker and Jennifer Ley, present the quilt to Candace.

The program this month was how to create the perfect binding by Jennifer Ley.

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January 2019 Quilt Guild Meeting

Our annual holiday party was postponed until January due to bad weather.

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Ces Robison, guild president, presented a dozen quilts, 65 stuffed stockings, and a monetary donation to Glenda Luther representing Ashe Services for Aging. Our community service project for 2018 was to make small stockings that were stuffed with goodies for some of our needy seniors in the area.

November 2018 Guild Meeting

The program for this month was "Calming the Chaos" with special guest Lisa Alley. Lisa showed us ways to organize all our fabrics and notions.

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September 2018 Guild Meeting

The program was the 2019 Challenge Quilt. Here Catherine and Gillian are giving us the specifics and examples for next year.

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August 2018 Guild Meeting

Barbara Sears was here to talk about the Marathon Jam. She came with an iron picker, who is also a veteran.

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July 2018 Quilt Guild Meeting

Our challenge quilts were due. We voted on which was our favorite.
The 2018 challenge was to create a quilt that depicts one, or more, of the four seasons in Ashe County.

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June 2018 Guild Meeting

Our annual installation of officers. President Ces Robison, Vice-President Doris Phillips, Treasurer Lynda Harris and Secretary Donna Sense will be our new officers for the year 2018-2019. Saying thank you to our out-going officers. Paula Riggs (president), Faye Martin (vice-president), and Betsy Ziroli (treasurer). Donna Sense will continue as secretary.

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May 2018 Guild Meeting

Dorothy Witherspoon and Vickie Herman were here to talk about Project Graduation. We also got to see the latest Project Graduation quilt designed and pieced by guild member Dave Smith and quilted by Ann Becker.

Gillian entertained us with her quilting stories. She showed us several of her quilts, from her first to her latest.

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Dresden Diva Workshop with Cindy from The Quilter's Gallery
April 13, 2018

April 2018 Guild Meeting

Cindy and Patti from The Quilter's Gallery held a trunk show.

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March 2018 Guild Meeting

The program this month was "My First Quilt" Four members bought in their first and latest creations and entertained us with the stories behind them.

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February 2018 Guild Meeting

Our program was six members showing their first and their latest quilts.

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January 2018 Guild Meeting

Jennifer led our program, "You have bought the fabric, now what???"

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December 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

And the winner of the 2017 Fundraiser quilt is.....Edi G. from Fleetwood! Lee Sanderlin,
of the Ashe Post and Times, chose the winning ticket.

Our holiday community service project was to make fabric wreaths for seniors living in the Ashe Center for Aging Assisted Living Facility. President, Paula Riggs, is sending Bevin South off with lots of holiday cheer for the residents.

Each December we give the Ashe County Senior Center a monetary donation. Here is President Paul Riggs presenting this year's donation to Terri Hopkins.

We also donate quilts for needy seniors in our area. Tammy Hutchinson has a pile of ten homemade quilts for Terri Hopkins.

The top for the 2018 Fundraiser Quilt, Seasons of the Mountains, is revealed. Next step is the quilting.

Our annual Christmas Party with a potluck, games and lots of fun!

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November 2017 Guild Meeting

We participated in the Senior Center's food drive, "Meal in a Can".

We had a drawing for Twinkly Star blocks.

For our holiday community service project we created fabric wreaths for the residents of the Ashe Senior Center Assisted Living Facility.

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October 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

Amber Dixon, from a Safe Home for Everyone, was here to talk about domestic abuse in Ashe County. She told us how much her clients enjoy our home made quilts when they move into a new home for themselves and their children.

Jane Lonon, from the Ashe County Arts Council, was here to talk about our upcoming show in February. She also explained all the events hosted by the Arts Council in which we can showcase our quilts and fiber projects.

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September 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

Jennifer revealed the pattern for the 2018 fundraiser quilt. It will depict the four seasons in Ashe County using log cabin blocks and appliqué.

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Celebrating the Guild's 15th Anniversary at New River State Park
September 21, 2017

August 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

The program this month was to present our challenge quilts. The 2017 challenge was to create a wall hanging, accessory, doll or home decoration incorporating the quilter's birth month flower and birth stone. Members were to choose their favorite project.

Thanking the co-chairs Ces, Susan, Paula and Irene (not shown)
for their hard work and dedication during this year's quilt fair.

Barbara Sears, from the Military Officer's Association, was here to talk about the Marathon Jam. The 2017 Marathon Jam was on May 20th. This was a fundraiser for “Fisher House” at Fort Bragg, NC. Fisher House is a place any veteran, service person, and/or immediate family can stay free of charge while being treated/cared for at the Fort Bragg Medical Hospital. Local musicians play music during the jam. Any musician that plays for the full 12 hours gets the Iron Picker Status. During the jam veterans are given quilts made by our guild. Here Barbara is acknowledging the quilters from the 2017 Marathon Jam.

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July 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

Our program this month was to create fabric wreaths, which will be sold at our Quilt Fair boutique.

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June 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

Our annual installation of officers. President Paula Riggs, Vice-President Faye Martin, Secretary Rose Ann Pace and Treasurer Betsy Ziroli.

Local artist, Janice Hassell, gave a presentation on color.

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Marathon Jam
May 20th, 2017

This is a fundraiser for “Fisher House” at Fort Bragg, NC. Fisher House is a place any veteran, service person, and/or immediate family can stay free of charge while being treated/cared for at the Fort Bragg Medical Hospital. At this event 16 lap quilts were given to veterans, including guild member Laura Sage.

May 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

The program for this month was a quilt themed yard sale.

Some of our patriotic quilts that will be donated to local veterans at the Marathon Jam on May 20th. This is a fundraiser for “Fisher House” at Fort Bragg, NC. Fisher House is a place any veteran, service person, and/or immediate family can stay free of charge while being treated/cared for at the Fort Bragg Medical Hospital. At this event, approximately 10-14 lap quilts are given to veterans. Throughout the 12 hours there will be wonderful bluegrass and country music.

This adorable bird themed quilt was presented to guild member, Laura Sage, for her tremendous effort with the 2016 Fundraiser Quilt. She was the quilt mother, which means she traveled to various venues with the quilt and organized volunteers to sell raffle tickets.

The quilt guild partnered with a middle school academic intramural club to create this beautiful quilt. Each of the 16 girls made a square that depicted a different aspect of Ashe County. Part of their club experience was learning about the rich and unique heritage of the county, and the quilt was its culminating activity. The club was led by teachers Ms. Richardson and Ms. Aldrich. Kathy Carpenter taught the girls how to use a sewing machine and sew a quilt square. She put the squares together and presented it the club members. A grant from Blue Ridge Electric enabled the club to purchase a new sewing machine and fabrics.

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April 2017 Quilt Guild Meeting

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March 2016 Quilt Guild Meeting

Local girl scouts learn the art of quilting from guild members. Their quilt blocks turned into a beautiful quilt.

Brenda Shofer donated this quilt to the girl scouts.

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February 2017 Guild Meeting

Lester Mullins, from Ashe Sewing Center, was here to show us new and old machines, and to give us tips on how to keep our machines running correctly.

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December 2016 Guild Meeting

This year we exchanged pincushions, had refreshments and played games. The winner of our fundraiser quilt was drawn and we had two guest, Brittany Winebarger from Forest Ridge Assisted Living and the Senior Center director, Glenda Luther. The 2017 fundraiser quilt was also revealed.

Guild members created 29 fidget quilts, which were dontated to Forest Ridge Assisted Living for their dementia patients. Brittany Winebarger, activities director, was here to accept our donations.

President, Paul Riggs presents our annual donation to Glenda Luther, the director of the Ashe Senior Center. Margie also presented Glenda with a pile of donation quilts, which will go to local seniors in need.

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November 2016 Guild Meeting

Sheila Blevins was here to tell us about her new quilt shop Stitches Quilting Fabric and Supplies. It is located at 909 S. Jefferson Ave in Jefferson. She carries fabric, threads and offers classes.

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October 2016 Guild Meeting

Trunk show by Patty Blaton, from Sew-Original in Boone.

Thanking Ces and Betsy for the wonderful job they did on the Quilt Hanging

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September 2016 Guild Meeting

Special guests, Carolyn Patton and Barbara Moncrete, spoke to us about the Quilts of Valor Program.

Jane gave a presentation on the proper use of sewing machine needles and threads. She also dazzled us with a trunk show.

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August 2016 Quilt Guild Meeting

Presenting a Quilt of Valor to WWII veteran Thomas W. Ring. Mr. Ring is the father of guild member Catherine Finch.

Choosing our favorite challenge quilts

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July 2016 Quilt Guild Meeting

Amy S. Winsor was here with her lecture "Oops! Now What?" Fixing Mistakes Creatively. Some people say there are no such things as mistakes, they are just “design opportunities”. In this lecture Amy showed examples of quilts which were going wrong, and how they were rescued.