Cure for the Winter Blahs

Do you have the Winter blues with no sewing mojo?  Sometimes we need a jump start to get going.  Check out the following from @Letsquiltalong and join others in a QAL (Quilt Along)!

There are so many options! Some QALs require a pattern purchase and a few offer a free pattern.  Some are a single quilt and some are a BOM program.  Have fun!!

These first 4 have already started but should be easy enough to catch up.

Here are some the start in February. Some go a month, and some for months! So many great choices.

This is Urban Trek by Heather Black. There is a sew along being hosted here https://www. quiltingdaily.com/urbantrekquiltalongsignup/

Have fun and Sew on. And don’t forget to share your progress and final quilt(s). We love to see what you are creating!

It's a New Year

We are Zooming into 2022. Yes, we’ve made the decision to be cautious and stick to Zoom meetings for now. The Destash Event will be pushed back to whenever we have our 1st in person meeting.

Roxann delivered the December pillows to “our favorite surgeon”. If you have pillows made and aren’t sure how to get them to Roxann or to the Surgery, please email tacomamqg@gmail.com and we can arrange a pickup for you. Can’t wait until we can do these together in person again.

We also continue to work on community quilts. 2022 BOM choices will be up on the website soon.

The April Retreat at Dumas Bay is just over half full, so get signed up soon to secure your spot. April 7th - 10th.

More coming soon to this blog…………..stay tuned.

October is Here!!

Our October BOM is up on the website, under (oddly enough) BOM. Julie Arthur did the lovely sample block below. We are hoping to get a minimum of 12 blocks and you can contact Karen Stevens through guild email or IM/Fbook messenger for pickup/meet up/block collection.

Breast Cancer Compression Pillows

This is an ongoing guild project. These are donated for mastectomy patients to use after surgery. The current estimated need is 30 per month. Roxann C, Trisha T and community member Karla H all contributed pillows and Roxann was able to deliver another 54 to our “favorite surgeon’s” office. If you would like to make some, the directions for these pillows are on the TMQG website, under Resources-Community Service. Great for using up scraps!

Camp Burton Retreat—Some Changes to Note

Once again, we will be staying at Camp Burton on Vashon Island, Friday through Sunday morning. We will be offering 11 rooms as singles. If you have a buddy and want to double up, we will have 1 room available for double occupancy. Retreat is capped at 14.

You must be vaccinated for Covid 19 and be 14 days past your J & J vaccine or 14 days past your 2nd shot on the other two choices.

Cost*:
Double Occupancy is $190 each person (only 1 room available)
Single Occupancy is $235
*Plus PayPal fees is applicable

Provided meals include: Dinner Friday, Breakfast and Dinner Saturday, and Breakfast Sunday.

Planning Ahead—TMQG’s first ever Spring RETREAT

4 days/3 nights of sewing, delicious meals provided, view of the water, private rooms with a 1/2 bath.

Save the date Thursday April 7th to Sunday April 10th at Dumas Bay in Federal Way. Price estimated at $325

That’s all for this time………………stay warm and sew on!

Heading toward Autumn

With the latest uptick in COVID cases, we have made the decision to keep using Zoom for the next couple months. We’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, stay safe and healthy. Hope to see everyone in person one day soon.

So, the September Meeting is a ZOOM meeting.
Join us on Thursday, September 16th, 2021.

Social starts at 6:30 p.m.
General Meeting starts at 7 p.m.

Go to tacomamqg.com for details.

August meeting minutes are up on the website for your perusal.

2021 Breast Cancer Awareness Donation Quilt!

Huge shout-out to Roxann, who sewed our annual Breast Cancer donation quilt. What a beauty. And she made quite the most awesome label ever!

And when she wasn’t working on the quilt and the label, Roxann also found time to sew some wonderfully scrappy breast cancer pillows and drop them off. Welcome back to Tacoma Roxann!!!

August 2021 Information and Upcoming Events

What the heck are the dog days of summer anyway? The phrase is actually a reference to the fact that, during this time, the Sun occupies the same region of the sky as Sirius, the brightest star visible from any part of Earth and part of the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog. This is why Sirius is sometimes called the Dog Star. Official calendar days for the un-astronomical amongst us are July 3 until August 11

QuiltCon 2022 Member Registration Opens August 4, 2021 at 11am EDT (This is 8am for us Pacific Coasters)

Members who complete QuiltCon registration prior to December 1, 2021 receive a four-day quilt show pass at no additional cost. All member discounts end on November 30, 2021, including the four day show pass, so be sure to register by November 30. Catalog is available here https://www.quiltcon.com/catalog/

Submissions open from September 1 through October 31

We have a couple new local quilts shops (WOOHOO). Pictured above is Pieced Together Quilts at 11116 Gravelly Lake Drive SW Lakewood, WA 98499 253-625-7293

The 2nd one is All Thing Sew at 14125 Pacific Ave S.  Suite D Tacoma  WA 98444 253-904-8170

Both shops are closed on Sun-Mon

Hand Sew Night for August has been cancelled. We will pick it up again in September.

Hope everyone has a wonderful August. Keep posting those quilts and tag us on IG @tacmqg