SVQ Meeting

Our next meeting is Thursday evening, March 8th, at the Wesleyan Church at 5308 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY, with social time at 6:30 pm and the meeting at 7 pm.  Sally Jones will be speaking about her work with silk painting. She has a studio in Oneonta and has been a designer and silk artist for many years. She makes very beautiful scarves and clothing.

SVQ Trip

Summer 2012 Trip: SVQ is planning a bus trip to the Vermont Quilt Show and Shelburne Museum, June 30 - July 1. The bus leaves Oneonta Saturday June 30 at 7 am and returns Sunday July 1 at about 8 pm. The $160 cost includes the roundtrip bus ride, 2 days entrance fee to the VQF, entrance Sunday afternoon to the Shelburne Museum and their special exhibit “Man Made Quilts”, and overnight at the Sheraton Inn. Price also includes the cost of our driver’s room and a generous tip.

All expenses are prepaid except food and fabric and any classes you decide to take. You will arrive in time to take a Sat. afternoon class and/or Sunday morning classes if you chose. (Go to the website VQF.org to register for classes.) Deposits of $50 are due Jan 15. Everyone will have a roommate at the hotel. If you have a specific roommate in mind, please sign up together. Respond to Flo Loomis directly. E-mail: lojac@dmcom.net or phone 293-6627.

SVQ Raffle Quilt

Our beautiful SVQ Raffle Quilt has been traveling. Here it is at the Grand and Glorious Yard Sale in Oneonta on Saturday September 10.  Volunteers Jean Kohler, Maria Meyer, Jackie Leahy, Mary Brodzinsky and Phyllis Gunther sold $200 in raffle tickets that day!  The raffle quilt also was shown at Old Franklin Day, and at the local shop hop in October.  The drawing will occur at the sew-in on February 17.

Take Back the Night Quilt

We have completed the Take Back the Night quilt for the Violence Intervention Project (VIP).  This lovely quilt contains a focal block containing the VIP logo and 150 signature blocks signed by individuals at the Take Bake the Night march on April 12, 2011. It will be used as a banner at future VIP events.