Meetings are on first Wednesdays at St. Matthew Lutheran Church (2233 Linn Street: map.) 7pm.

BREAKING NEWS:   (click for programs)

A great big THANK YOU to Judith Youngman for our lovely program at the Tabor Museum.  If you couldn't make it be sure to go see the display of quilts made by the Gathering Janes.

May 6: workday!  Or is that work-evening?!!  Bring a project to work on or help pin or sew charity quilts.

Special Guild Magazine Offer: Fons & Porter Love of Quilting
One Year subscription to magazine (Retail value $35.94)
+ Three Free spools of Sulky thread ($14.17 retail value)
+ Two free quilting booklets not available in stores
ALL FOR JUST $15
Contact Deb Merrill at 326-1855 or dlmerril@msn.com to order.

Quilter Downsizing: A quilter is downsizing her 15-year accumulation of quilting fabrics, patterns, books, magazines, etc.  She has approximately 250 pieces of fabric in 1 ½ to 3 yard cuts which she is offering at $3 per yard.  There are also some completed quilt tops and several boxes of completed quilt blocks being offered.  In addition, there is a Juki industrial sewing machine DDL5550N that is being offered at $500, a Singer 1591 D300A being offered at $500, and a Brother Exedra programmable DD2-B737-413 with a knee lift offered at $600.  The machine prices are negotiable.  If you might be interested in any of these items please contact Mozelle Snyder at 494-1051.  She is handling the disposition of these items and is eager to get them out of her dining room.  Please identify yourself as a Tiadaghton Quilt Guild member when you call.
 

UPCOMING QUILTING EVENTS

Packwood House Museum Announces Quilt Weekend Activities

LEWISBURG, (Pa.) -- In conjunction with the 2009 Summer Exhibit, "Pennsylvania Quilts: Studies in Color/A Century of Antique Quilts from the Packwood House Museum quilt Collection," Packwood House Museum will be sponsoring a Quilt Weekend from August 21-23, 2009. The event features lectures and workshops by Jeanette Lasansky (author of Pieced by Mother and In the Heart of Pennsylvania,) and Brian and Donna Ruppert (of "Piecing the Past.")

The exhibit runs from June 9-October 24, 2009, at the Packwood House Museum, 15 N. Water Street, Lewisburg. Quilt Weekend will be held at the Museum and at the Country Cupboard, Hafer Road, Lewisburg.

Registration for Quilt Weekend is now open. Places in workshops and for the dinners and lectures will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information on the event go to the museum website at http://www.packwoodhousemuseum.com or call 570-524-0323.

The museum is organizing a group of White Glove Ladies for this event.  There will be a private training session of the exhibit before it opens so that the volunteers can become familiar with the quilts on display.  Anyone interested in giving a few hours to being a White Glove volunteer for this event should contact Laura Lee Ruckle at 570-922-1681 or llr@dejazzd.com

Muncy Historical Society 5th Annual Quilt Show & Challenge
“Where Play Becomes Reality”
Muncy Historical Society hosts its Historic Home Tour and Annual Quilt Show in July. Tour quality historic properties and gardens and enjoy traditional and art quilts at this year’s special 2-1/2 day Quilt Show.

Friday, July 17, 2009: 6 PM to 9 PM Quilt Show only
Saturday, July 18, 2009: 10 AM to 4 PM Homes and Garden Tour and Quilt Show
Sunday, July 19, 2009 – Noon to 3 PM Quilt Show only

More infoormation at http://www.muncyhistoricalsociety.org/quiltshow.html or call 570-546-5917.

QUILT ODYSSEY 2009: Hershey Convention Center
July 30 through August 2, 2009                        

Thursday, Friday & Saturday ~~~ 10am - 6pm
Sunday ~~~ 10am - 4pm

Admission -$8.00 per day or $12.00 for multi-day pass

http://www.quiltodyssey.com/quiltshow.htm

Quilt Odyssey 2009:  QUILT RETREAT dates

We aim to please! When you couple our wonderful instructors with delicious food, comfortable and pleasant surroundings with ample space, a trip to a local quilt shop, and a relaxed atmosphere, you have an unbeatable combination for a great and memorably good time!

Our dates have been established for 2009 also. They are Sept. 24-27. Betty has agreed to return with a new "old" project and we will be concentrating on 4-block quilt patterns. More details will be forthcoming as we finalize our plan.

Itinerary

Thursday: Check in after 3pm. Relax and get settled until supper where we will eat together. After supper, we'll meet in the Addison Room for ice breakers and introductions and get situated there.

Friday: Breakfast buffet style, then our first session with the host teacher(s) and her project. We'll work until lunch. After lunch, you'll spend more time on the project.  After an all-you-can-eat supper, we'll gather again in the Addison Room for show 'n' tell, games, door prizes and fun with our host(s). Then, those who wish to sew on, may do just that!

Saturday: After yet another wonderful buffet breakfast, we'll head off for a quilt shop in the area via QO vans where you will have a few hours to shop before heading back to Allenberry for lunch. After lunch, we'll join together in the Addison Room and continue our quilting project. Saturday evening will be our final Show 'n' Tell, with more door prizes and picture taking and a chance to have our guest teacher(s) sign books if you have them with you. You will be able to sew into the night if you wish to finish the work you want to do before the weekend is over.

Sunday: After breakfast, we will say our goodbyes. We will ask you to fill out an evaluation and a sign-up list for those wishing to stay in touch. The Addison Room will be open for last minute details and a group picture. Check out is before noon.

*You may bring other projects to work on if you wish. There will be no "push" to get things done. The emphasis will be on enjoying the time and  instruction by a much-in-demand instructor.

Space is limited to approximately 22 maximum.

Single: $660; or double: $550. Price is all inclusive: 3 nights' lodging, meals (3 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 supper buffets), trip to quilt shop, project pattern or book - and fun! (with the exception of the fabrics and supplies you bring to make the project - and anything you may purchase at the quilt shop we will visit!).           

For application/registration forms, please send your contact info to Quilt Odyssey, 15004 Burnt Mill Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257 OR email us at quiltodyssey@embarqmail.com

Here are photos from the Feburary, March and April meetings: lots of beautiful projects, charity quilts, and the raffle quilt.

The Raffle Quilt: beautifully hand quilted
Workshop fun with Susan Levi-Goerlich	National Quilting Day

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Upcoming Events

April 17-19: Spring retreat at Camp Susque. $95 for the weekend.  Additional $5 to participate in the Mystery Quilt!  Non-members may register after March 1.  All registration forms due with $25 deposit by March 13.

April 25: 9am--Quilts of Valor workday at Williamsport Armory.

May 2: Lynn Johnson is doing another dye class--contact her if you'd like to sign up.

May 6: Working meeting--bring your own project or work on the charity quilts.

June 3: Pot Luck!  Meeting starts early--6pm--everyone bring a dish to share.

July-September: Get me your ideas!  Volunteer to share a skill!  Let me know if there is something you've been really wanting to learn more about!  Time to set those programs for the rest of the year.

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Who we are!

The Tiadaghton Quilt Guild is made up of people who have come together to learn and to share their love for the craft and the knowledge of quilting techniques and for the fellowship of others who enjoy the many forms of quilting.

All age groups and skill levels are included, from junior members, age 17 and under, to our senior members.

Among our guild members we have many diverse interests such as appliquéing, hand quilting, machine quilting, piecing and red work embroidery with skill levels from beginners to advanced quilters.

We hope to be able to educate and help anyone who is interested in either learning or advancing his or her knowledge of quilting.  We have many fine teachers as well as artists among our guild membership.
 

The Tiadaghton Quilt Guild was established in North Central Pennsylvania's West Branch Valley in August of 1990.  The goal of the guild is to promote quilt making and quilt preservation in Pennsylvania.  The guild took its name from the Tiadaghton Elm Tree in the Jersey Shore area.  It was under this tree on July 4, 1776, that the Fair Play Men met to endorse the proposition under discussion at the Continental Congress by making a formal Declaration of Independence.  Thus, the Fair Play Men cast votes for liberty at the identical hour in history that delegates of the American Colonies were performing the same act in Philadelphia 200 miles away.

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