What
a full and final meeting for the 2014 year of GreatFul Threads.
Jackie
Cory won ribbons on her work submitted to the Mount Olive Quilt Show and the
Tennessee State Fair. Both she and Delores Dady have quilts in the upcoming
Folk Art show at Reflections Gallery. There will be a reception to meet the
artists Nov. 6 from 4-7:00.
Jackie
will be teaching a second Altered Book class on Nov. 12 from 11:00 – 2:00. Call
Reflections Gallery to sign up, 423.892.3072.
Several
ideas were suggested for projects with
children at the Discovery Museum. It was decided that GreatFul Threads will
work as a group with the children 3 times during the year.
Liza
Blair of the Discovery Museum suggested an art project for next year during
AQS. This project will involve a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
(NEA). Because any group applying for this grant must be a 501 C3, GT will have
to work with a group that is.
A
retreat has been set at Home Harvest Retreat April 24-6 in Trenton, GA. Details
will be determined in 2015.
The
program for 2015 will be art quilting videos on YouTube. The Bernina Quilt and
Sew studio is set up with a big screen TV so the videos can be viewed as a
group. Members will make a project using information learned from the video and
bring a completed project the following
month.
Brenda
Cregger volunteered to be the Children’s Discovery Museum Liaison. Her job will
be to communicate with Karen Dewhirst
and Liza Blair concerning programs and events that involve members of GreatFul
Threads.
2015
Challenge for the year will be art quilts around the theme “Bird”.
Sandy
Suggs has planned an event at Hamilton Place Mall in Center Court inviting all
guilds in the Chattanooga area to participate. Two members from each guild will
be sewing on personal projects while others will be answering questions and
selling tickets for a raffle quilt. Funds retrieved will be donated to a local
charity. All members of GT are asked to make an art quilt of their choice 36” X
36" by March 1. Two quilts will be chosen
from each guild to hang on a clothes line in the Mall at Center Court
during this event. Purpose of the event is to promote quilting in the
Chattanooga area.
The
Self Portrait Challenge was accepted by 8 members. They were fantastic as can
be seen by the pictures. Thanks to
Sharon and Linda for taking pics.
Thursday,
November 6 guild members will meet for a day out to Yates Bleachery in
Flintstone, Ga. We will then go to
Samaritan’s Thrift Shop in Ooltewah with lunch in between. Vista Mahan will
send out driving directions. If you are interested in going please contact me
so
Thanks
to all for making 2014 a wonderful art quilting year! A special thanks to Bill
and Melissa Klingensmith for being our host this year and in 2015.
Denise
