Friendship Square Quilt Guild is committed to inspire quilters and their communities through education, fellowship, community outreach and philanthropic activities.
Monday, March 15, 2021 6:30pm Guild Zoom Meeting
Please join us for the installation of Board Members for 2021-22
OPPORTUNITY QUILT 2021 - Pictured below is the FSQG Opportunity Quilt for 2021, "Crimson Stars". Drawing will be held at our Guild meeting December 20, 2021. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. You may purchase tickets for this lovely quilt from any guild member.
2021-22 Challenge
In honor of our 40th anniversary our challenge this year is "A 40-year Celebration". The rules are simple.
The quilt must be at least one of the following:
40" square (completed)
40 blocks
40 pieces of fabric to a block
40 different fabrics
Or any other means based on the number 40.
Colors should be primarily our guild colors: Blue and yellow.
Reveal date for the quilts will be our August meeting. (Aug. 16).
E-mail us at if you plan to participate in the challenge.
Enjoy!
Lynn
Philanthropy
At our December meeting 47 quilts were given out to the following local organizations:
The Whole Child
Women& Children Crisis Center
HIS House
Whittier First Day
St. Matthias Church for food distribution
We are grateful to these local organizations for providing services for the homeless and for those in need. We are happy to help them with their mission with cash donations in addition to quilts.
A recent Silent Auction of quilts was held to raise funds to aid women in our community with breast cancer through Health Partnership. We received the following thank you note.
Dear Shelley and FSQGer's,
Thank you for this generous gift that makes it possible to encourage breast cancer survivors. Our team is honored to be entrusted with resources we can share with these brave fighters. As we give, we will share the stories with you and share the blessing. We're so grateful for your partnership in the work we do.
Gratefully,
Arlie Ankerberg
Health Partnership
Mystery Challenge Quilt - At our November Zoom Guild Meeting members displayed their Mystery Challenge Quilts. Clues were given each month in the guild newsletter explaining each step to make the quilt. Participants assembled the quilts with wonderful results indicating their creativity. The pattern used was developed by Lyn Brown called Magic 9-Patch Next Generation. Click here for the pattern.
Lyn joined us at our November Zoom Guild Meeting and shared information on how she had developed the pattern. Many of our members had taken classes from Lyn and we all enjoyed seeing her again.
Pictured below are some of the quilts made by members.
QUILTS FOR FIRE VICTIMS
What an amazing response we've had from our membership with over 130 quilts donated to fire victims.
Kare, at Sew Creative in Ashland, OR, who has been receiving and distributing the quilts, writes: Thank you and all of your guild members for the extraordinary boxes of quilts. We are so grateful for your kind hearts and talented hands. Families are being "kumforted"...just like you planned.
Lynn Lewis
