May President’s Letter
The weather is turning summery, and it appears that May will be a promising month. May goes SOOO fast: the Indy 500, graduations, Mother’s Day, school’s out, end-of-year performances, recitals, the list goes on. I have not spent much time at my machine lately. I have been altering and embellishing costumes throughout April for an upcoming ballet performance of Beauty and the Beast for my granddaughter’s dance company. My hands are feeling it!
April was National Volunteer Month. I continue
Our April guest speaker, Shannon Arnstein, is one of the guest speakers in this FREE online workshop with lots of guest speakers. Click 
March definitely blew in and blew out and April is certainly coming in with the showers and storms. I’m always hesitant to sew during storms, do you worry about power surges and your machines? We had difficulties in a prior house, funny though the only thing I’m concerned about is my sewing machines. Have my priorities!
Theme for the Challenge Quilt 2025 is ‘Be your Own Designer’ – following the Facebook ‘get to know you question’ in January – Who is your favorite Designer?
2025 Quilt Contest Entry
Skill Builders Committee is hosting a bag making class on April 10th. Check out the 
Skill Builders Committee is hosting a Learn to Knit class on May 7th. Check out the 
Magdalene is the Comfort Dog of the Cornerstone Lutheran Church.
March Meeting: In March, our program will include the introduction of this year’s Challenge Quilt Theme, as well as some fun ‘get to know you activities’. The Challenge Quilt Reveal (when you show your creation) will be in July, so there is lots of time this year! Programs:On March 10 in our Guild Meeting we will introduce the theme for our Guild Challenge Quilt. For those new to the guild, each year we have a challenge quilt program, open to all, with participation by all encouraged. This year the challenge will run from its introduction in March, to the reveal (basically a show and tell) of each challenge quilt creation in our July guild meeting. The goal of having a challenge is to encourage creativity and it’s fun to see how the theme is interpreted by each of our members! There is no right or wrong in this – so please plan to participate! If you can’t make it to the March meeting, please look for this year’s challenge theme on the website following the March meeting. Also, at our March meeting we will have some fun ‘getting to know you’ activities so please come prepared to meet new friends! In our April 14 meeting, Shannon Arnstein from Muncie, will be joining us and sharing her designs. Shannon is an author, designer, and a quilt sample maker for RJR Fabrics. On April 15 (Tuesday) from 9am – 2pm Shannon will be conducting a half day workshop on use of fabric panels in quilt designs. The cost of this workshop will be $30. There are still a few spots open for this workshop and you can sign up=&0=& Sign-ups will be available at the March meeting, so please bring cash or a check to sign up at that time. There are panels available in our storeroom that can be used for the workshop BUT ONLY IF the end result will be a quilt made for charity. Also, there will be some panels available for sale ($5) at the Steals and Deals table, for use if you’d like to make a quilt that you may keep (not donate).
March 6- Quilts of Valor Sewing Day
The winter is flying by, I see signs of spring- My daffodils and crocuses are peeking out through the remaining snow last weekend. The cold kept me in, I had so much fun piecing and quilting instead of going places. I have been inspired by pictures and posts in my social media feeds from Quilt Con and AQS to continue trying new ideas.
Please join the Quilts of Valor Committee in sewing a quilt for a deserving Veteran. We will meet on March 6th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. in the Community Room in the Community North Health Pavilion:
Lisa Schulte from Green Light Quilts in Franklin, Tennessee, will be visiting and sharing her unique designs, patterns, and quilts in our meeting on Monday, February 10. On the following day, Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Lisa will be conducting a workshop from 8 am – 3 pm at the Community Health Pavilion (located at 9669 E. 146th St., Noblesville) using her pattern called ‘Aunt Margaret’s Scrap Basket.’ There are still a few spots open for this workshop (as
Wow! January flew by in more ways than one! The cold weather kept me home more than usual. Cleaned up my sewing studio again and got a great start on a large quilt. I finally started the quilt from a 2023 shop hop and have the blocks made. My 9-year-old granddaughter dreamed of more gifts for her classmates for Valentine’s Day, so we are on a sewing adventure together creating small pillows for her classmates. My 5-year-old granddaughter is starting hand sewing together. In my efforts to
Greetings! I am looking forward to this year and all the quilty things we can accomplish as a guild and individually. Whether you are a new sewist, a new quilter, a domestic quilter, a long armer, a hand stitcher, there’s something for everyone. Our guild is known for its friendly welcome of everyone and how generous and helpful we are. We have grown by leaps and bounds the last 2-3 years; with this growth as members we need to intentionally reach out and find ways to continue the friendly
We are so grateful to Mary for two years of leadership.
Great party fun and Grinch stories.
Beautiful, amazing Decorations
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We are restarting our collecting of Heart Pillows for cancer patients at the Schwarz Cancer Center in Carmel, IN. You can find the info on construction of these pillows at
Lois found a great Tutorial to share. 