SOUTH BAY QUILTERS GUILD WHAT'S NEW

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The next Guild meeting is Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Zoom portion opens at 6:15 PM 
The business portion starts at 6:45 PM

Sheila Frampton Cooper (Zoom)
“Spontaneous Creation and Inspiration”

This talk goes deep into Sheila’s process.  She’ll discuss color, inspiration and the various approaches she engages when doing this type of work.  

Aug 20, 2025, Workshop: “Lines and Curves” (Zoom)
Learn construction techniques for sewing curved seams.

​Web site: www.zoombaby.com​​

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Meeting Alerts:
-Free table!
-No Auction
-Giveaway! Drop you name in the Giveaway bag to win a prize
-QS 2026 Raffle Basket: Bring your donations
-Intraguild
*** 2025 Scrap Challenge: Ask Diane
*** UFO Challenge: August Sign up 
*** Block Raffle: Autumn Theme (not Halloween) Sept meeting
*** Volunteers with last names K-Q: Bring a snack with a school lunch/snack theme
*** Volunteers with last names O-R: Remain after to tidy up the hall
-Community Service
-Turn in your Perkiomen blocks, pillowcases and quilts for those impacted by the recent fires

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​Meeting Guest Fee: $5.00

If attending in person: Sign in and pay at the meeting (cash or check)
Nothing else to do here!

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If attending via Zoom: 
​Complete the below form at least 24 hours in advance ​to receive the Zoom link to attend the meeting​

• Google form: SBQG Store Google Form
• You will be asked to enter your name, phone number, and email
• You will be asked to click a link to make a payment.  That link will open in a new tab on your browser
• When you have completed the payment, return to the google form tab, complete the form, and click SUBMIT.  The SUBMIT is how you receive the zoom link - be sure to do this final step!

​Contact Membership@southbayquiltersguild.org if you do not receive the link


Become a member! Click the Member page for the application.

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Quilt Show 2026: Celebrating the Seasons

​The Opportunity Quilt "Through the Seasons" is HERE! 

• Quilt Challenge: A Celebration of Seasons. This is your chance to showcase your creativity and quilting skills by interpreting a single season (Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter) in a 24” x 24” quilt. Click for a PDF of the rules.
• Vendors​: Visit our Quilt Show 2026 page for Vendor Invitation and Application Form

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** New ** Photos of Disaster Response Quilts: Click here
** New ** Workshop/Speaker Historical Log: Find it on a button (under the map) on the Meeting & Programs/Speakers page
Workshop: Photos from the recent Christmas Stocking Workshop posted here
Community Service Projects: View ways to get involved making Comfort Quilts, Read Me A Quilt, Meals on Wheels placemats, pillowcases, Wounded Warriors, NICU, and more. Community Service page
Needed:  Wounded Warrior quilts.  A local military Chaplain has requested more quilts for our senior veterans.  Contact the Wounded Warrior Project if you have a quilt in work or would like to make one.
Updated Programs and Workshop Flyer. Added Sue Glass workshop for Nov 2025

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**Members Only Section**

• ​Officers & Contacts: Members click here for a complete list of officers and their emails
• New ZOOM links for the Member Sew-ins.  Get them here
• July Guild Meeting PDF and Recording.  Access them here
• Intraguild (details here):​
  

-2025 Scrap Challenge
-Fabric printing workshop: 8/23​ with Jen
-Lunch and Learn:​Aug 5: Vacation Break!

• Sep 2:  Planning with Scraps: Share ideas/examples for making scrap quilts. (1 pm Columbia Park) 
• Oct 7:   Memory Quilts: (Location TBD) 
• Nov 4:  Using the Color Wheel: (Location TBD) 
• Dec 2:  TBD