Warm Winter Wishes KLCQ Members!Our November 12th Holiday Party and Lovie Extravaganza was wonderful! I think we can all be proud of the number of lovies we generated to present to Bronson Child Life, Elizabeth Upjohn Community Healing Center and to Sylvia’s Place in Allegan. It is always inspiring to hear how our creativity plays …
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President’s Message – for November 2024
Happy Holidays KLCQ Members! We are now officially in the Holiday Season! It’s time for family gatherings and way too much food. I look forward to ushering it in with our Holiday Party and Lovie Extravaganza on November 12th. I hope to see you all there. Can we beat our record in Lovie contributions? Let’s …
President’s Message – for October 2024
Happy Fall KLCQ Members! Bonfires and pumpkin carving are upon us. This season is my favorite. I love to see the changing colors of the leaves and to feel the cooler temperatures. I hope we all enjoyed seeing what our members produced for our Bargello Challenge. The creativity and skill of this guild is amazing. …
President’s Message – September 2024
Hello KLCQ Members! Did you have fun at our Ice Cream Social and Small Group Focus on August 20th? Our Fellowship Chair, and her group of volunteers did a wonderful job of organizing the evening. Thank you so much! It gave us a great chance to find out more about our small groups. It was …
President’s Note – August 2024
Summer Greetings to my Fellow KLCQ Members! Did Phyllis Fay’s presentation on using your stash inspire and entertain you? It certainly hit home for me. Now that summer travel and activities have slowed down, I need to work on completing the job of sorting and organizing my fabric. Then, I will be looking for patterns …
President’s Note – June 2024
Dear Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters, My goodness, I have big shoes to fill as I follow Kim Longstroth in serving as your President! I want to extend a special thank you to her for the wonderful job she did leading our guild for the past two years. I really enjoyed the presentation by Rona Herman, …
Message from Past President – May 2024
Dear KLC Quilters, Our May meeting was perfect for our new quilters. Rona Herman of Rona the Ribbeter fame gave an excellent talk on how to choose fabrics. The Wednesday workshop focused on techniques for Y seams, perfect points, and curves. Our May meeting was my last meeting as president. It has been an honor …
President’s Note – May 2024
Hello Quilters! Welcome May! With it comes of the end of my tenure as your president. This task is something I have truly enjoyed. I like leadership. I am grateful to everyone who has supported me. You are wonderful. To celebrate, I have a suggestion for our May meeting. Please wear your favorite funny Quilt …
President’s Note – April 2024
Hello Quilters! On February 29th, we held our first annual Charity Quilt Sew-In. It was a great success! Our April 16th meeting will focus on Applique from our own Applique Small Group. It’s exciting to share what our small groups are doing! Until then, Kim Longstroth / KLCQ President
President’s Note – March 2024
Hello Quilters! Many thanks to all who made the February meeting a big success! There are so many exciting KLCQ guild opportunities happening. The Charity Sew-In held on February 29th was a lot of fun and productive. I am looking forward to our upcoming meeting on March 19 and our first workshop of the new …