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Posted by Sharon Gates on January 12, 2007, 11:14 am
I know Bev Stellges and Pat Flath - they are friends of mine.
I also have met Heidi, the Rabbi from Plattsburgh.
I also know several of the women who belong to that guild who go to Quilt
Camp.
Have you ever been to Quilt camp at Paul Smith's? This year it is moving to
Saranac lake at the Community College. I'll be going again - it will be my
5th year :-)
Do you ever get up to Montreal? If so, please come and me and my quilting
friends....
Hope you enjoy the guild.
Happy quilting.
Sharon in Montreal
>I went to my first guild meeting on Wed night. They look like a great
>bunch of people. They have 161 members, not a small guild. They were
>quite organized. They have a welcoming committee for the new members.
>Most guests come with a friend, not knowing anyone I went by myself. A tad
>intimidating. I never know where to sit. I am not a shy person but that
>night I felt overwhelmed. Fortunately for me, the welcoming committee had
>me sit at their table. One of the ladies even brought me a drink and a
>cookie at intermission. They were truly a wonderful welcoming committee.
>
> Show and tell was great. Quite a variety of talented people. I enjoy
> listening to quilter's stories that go with their accomplishments. Oh,
> they also have an entertaining committee. Well, the special project
> committee seem to always put on a show to remind people to participate and
> get their projects done. It was hilarious. Lots of laughter!
>
> They had a guess speaker, a nun, after the meeting (the speaker had booked
> the wrong date and came sort of unprepared and late). The guild donates
> some quilts to this project that she runs in Nicaragua. Unfortunately,
> her presentation sounded more like an infomercial for money than "a look
> at where your quilts go". She chose to portray the horror of the
> situation and mentioned a few times what the Americans had done to these
> people....blah...blah....blah. I am not one to turn a blind eye to the
> horrors of the world and I do pray for inner peace every day (I figure
> inner peace guarantees outer peace) but I quilt to create and escape. I
> do not need to go to a guild meeting to be reminded verbally and visually
> of the horrors and atrocities that go on in this world. I did not watch
> the slide show nor did I pay much attention to what she said. Some guild
> members left, one was crying. I stayed as I wanted to talk to the
> committee that handle charity projects and get their requirements. So I
> took the opportunity to read the by-laws.
>
> The ladies at the table did assure me that this was not their usual as
> guest speakers. They went on to say that this was quite unusual and they
> did not expect this. I joined anyway as I do want to be more involved and
> get out more. Now that I am taking a much needed break from school, I
> want to get more involved with the quilting community.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
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> Carole
> Champlain, NY
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