Check out Skill Builders next class on February 13th. Anne Hart will be showing us how to make a t-shirt quilt. Go to the calendar to read more and to sign up for the class. It’s a class you won’t want to miss!
Click HERE for sign-up information.
We have been having issues with the PayPal link on the website. Due to these issues we will not be taken payments online through the website. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes. Please pay your dues in person at the next meeting you are able to attend. Hopefully early in the new year we will have our new website up and running with no issues. If you are not able to get to a meeting beore March, please let us know and we will try to accomodate your situatuion.Thank you, Carlene Clark.
We are so grateful to Mary for two years of leadership.
Great party fun and Grinch stories.
Beautiful, amazing Decorations
Dear Friends,
As I write my very last President’s Letter, I can’t help but reflect on the past two years and how grateful I am to have had the opportunity to serve our guild. I have made many friends—officers, committee chairs, past presidents, supportive members, women I sat with in workshops, those who came with me to lunch, and people outside our guild who made generous donations.
Thanks to all the workshops and skill-building classes, my quilting skills have improved. It has been
We asked visitors to vote for their favorite quilts while viewing our member’s donated quilts. Here are the top 3 viewer’s choice quilts.
Congrats to Heather Gum for taking 1st place. What a beautiful quilt.
Sandy Metzger took 2nd place with her stunning Bull’s Eye quilt.
And in 3rd place is Sandy Metzger again. She made this quilt with the leftovers from the quilt above.
We think every quilt displayed at the show is a winner and we thank you for the hard work each guild member put into the making
The Quilts of Valor Committee is asking for your help to make one or more blocks to create many quilts for honored veteran recipients in 2025. We will be turning in our completed blocks at the January meeting, so we hope you have time in this busy season to put together a block (or several) for a veteran.
The block is pictured, and the instructions are HERE.
Please join us on Monday, November 11th, to hear our presenter, Julie Boldry of The Scarlet Thread Quilt Company in Twelve Mile, IN. She will be giving us a trunk show of her quilts that will include a decade of quilts featuring several patterns original to her shop! She will also be vending so bring your cash, checkbook or credit card!! See you then!
Dear Friends,
I’m looking forward to our quilt show on November 9th! Are you bringing your friends and family? The
article in Current in Fishers, along with all the great publicity, should ensure a great turnout – and there is
no SNOW in the forecast (remember that?)! Be sure to carpool and park in the side lot if possible. I
think last year, people parked on the grass because of the great attendance.
What are you working on? I made a bunch of heart pillows along with the BOM, and
At the October meeting we had the honor of gifting a quilt made of neck scarves for a comfort dog that had passed away. Naomi was the dog’s name and several guild members worked on the quilt from piecing the scarves to quilting it. Naomi’s handler was in tears as the quilt was presented to her.
Magdelene, the church’s current comfort dog was in attendance along with several of her handlers. The guild makes Magdelene’s scarves, and if you’d like to make a scarf
The board meeting scheduled for September 6 has been rescheduled to August 30th.
All members are welcome to attend. Click this link for further details.
The racers of Mudsock Quilters Guild were at it again. This time they gather in July to run the Brickyard 400 at the new Indianapolis speedway at Community North Health Pavilion. They were in their seats and ready to start racing at 9:00 am. This year we used the Bricks Pattern for our quilt tops. This versatile pattern can create many different looks by the placement of your fabrics.
From left: Former racer “Mark Martin”, aka Chris B was the announcer for this year’s race, former driver Dale
Our June presentation was given by Nancy Rolfsema of Quilting with Nancy. We were ooohd and aaahd by her beautiful New York Beauty quilts.
We all had a blast at the workshop Nancy hosted the following day on paper piecing the New York Beauty.
Wanda F finished her quilt from May 2021 BOM
Sharon F collected fabrics on her trip to Alaska.
Sandy M has this beautiful Irish Chain with BOM blocks.
Sandy M uses Camo material for a Quilt of Valor.
Pat O is donating this
Chris B. With a panel from Moda, and used some scribble and rulers to quilt.
Debbie D. with Wooly Stars.
Debbie D with a gorgeous applique using Quick Applique.
Chris A has a beauty from Missouri Star.
Laurie F with her BOM and used a Karlee Porter quilt pattern.
Joan H and Kim W show off their “Blocks” quilts…a little Fire & Ice.
Ann with Braid Shuffle using aboriginal fabrics.
Ann with her “Stash Buster” and quilted it
Ellen H. has two gorgeous quilts to be donated to Quilts of Valor.
Chris B. made this quilt for her grandson Rory’s (Rowdy) first birthday.
Jan D. made this quilt for Project Linus.
Grandmother’s Signed Quilt
Debbie D. has an Apricot Jelly quilt that will be donated to Special Olympics.
Debbie D. with her block of the month, Sherry McConnell’s pattern.
Debbie D. shows off some clever bags.
Teacher’s pet Peg B! An Amy Bradley project.
Peg
Mary S shows off her Indiana Trail Mix Shop Hop quilt.
Cheri W. used the Accu-Quilt to make this stunning bowtie quilt.
Carlene C. shows off her mom’s (Audrey N.) Quilt of Valor.
Carlene C. shows off her mom’s (Audrey N.) Quilt of Valor.
Mary Ann Y. has a baby I Spy quilt with Minky on the back.
Donna L. presents her “ONE-AND-DONE” Indiana shop hop quilt.
Patty K. with the “Farmer’s Wife” sampler.
Patty K. has a cozy flannel charm squares quilt.
Debra L. with
The Quilts of Valor committee collected 95 blocks, enough to make four quilts for a deserving veteran. Members are invited to help sew these blocks together at Delaware Township on January 31.
What better way to get to know people that share the same interests as you? Join a committee. Members…click the “about” then click 2024 leadership. There you can check out all of the committees. If one looks good to you, contact the committee chair person and let them know you want to join them.
Mary B. with gray and yellow charity quilt.
Laura A. with a crazy Christmas Tree Skirt
Laurie F. A charity quilt with a few “creepy” faces.
Wow! Thank you to everyone in Mudsocks Quilters Guild for such a generous donation! We wish you and yours a happy festive season.
Thanks again,
Kaylee Edwards
Public Outreach Coordinator
Delaware Township Trustee’s Office
We want to thank our members for their generosity in monetary and food pantry donations. It was awesome to see all those food staples/personal items given out of love!
What a wonderful show it was! And what a gorgeous day we had to bring the people out. Attendance was high, to the point the main parking lot was full. What a great problem to have.
Visitors got to see over 300 quilts on display, spanning a year of work by guild members to provide these quilts of comfort to hospital patients on Christmas Day. Our visitors got to see gorgeous quilts, have a chance at wining a door prize, vote for their 3 favorite quilts, and shop
