Our next Sew-In is June 28! The sew-ins are an opportunity to spend a pleasant day at the home of a CRQC member, just sewing (ahhhh). You need to sign up to attend a sew-in, so the hostess will know how many people are attending. In March, we had three locations with 4-6 people at each location. Currently we need one more volunteer to host – maybe you? Be prepared to sign up for the sew-in at our meeting this month.
For this month’s block lotto, we are using Jelly Roll strips! This block gives us plenty of practice nesting seams. Instructions can be found online at Cluck Cluck Sew or on our website here.
Bring up to 10 completed blocks to the June meeting. (Each one earns you one entry into the lottery.) If your name is drawn, you win enough blocks for a small quilt/wall hanging (or perhaps a large one if you sew blocks for yourself as you create blocks for the lotto). No excuses, ladies – you can easily make a few of these simple blocks in an hour.! Learn more …
Cleaning out your sewing room? Just remember, one quilter’s trash is another’s treasure! So save a few items for our May auction, complete with live auctioneer, and help us raise funds for future programs and activities while picking up a few great things for yourself!
Our handwork group, which has been meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, has decided to take a break until road construction in the area is complete and better weather returns. Stay tuned — we will let you know when meetings begin again!
On November 12th, the Castle Rock Quilt Club Charity Quilt Committee donated 18 children’s quilts and 8 receiving blankets to Liz, Tamara and Carrie of the Help and Hope Center for their Families Holiday Shop. The Help and Hope Center supports Douglas and Elbert County residents navigate troublesome times with dignity.
This year, we are going to exchange Charm Packs at the Christmas Party. If you are attending, join the fun and wrap up a charm pack!
In 2025, you will be able to learn (or brush up on) more skills via Block Lotto. Every other month or so, we will pick a block, pick a color palette, and provide print and video instructions. Join the fun! In March, join the fun with our Bird Block Lotto. Learn more …
There were 99 quilts entered in the quilt show at the Douglas County Fair! Maybe our photos will inspire you to add yours to the “wall of quilts” in 2025!
Quilt club members shared some good solid fun at the August meeting with our second snip and rip activity. This year, instead of batiks, we used solids. Every person came with one yard of one color; after snipping, ripping, dropping and passing, we left with 7 different colors! Now comes the challenge — make a wearable (very loosely defined) to display at our November meeting. Learn more…
Just before Christmas, representatives from our quilt club sent up cheers along with Wellspring staff and STARS at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Unity on Park. This hotel renovation project has become beautiful new independent living apartments for adults with I/DD. Thanks to the collaborative work of CRQC’s members, the residents will receive quilts made from our Bingo activity last April as they moving in to their first apartments! Already several Wellspring STARS have chosen their favorites; more to come. See more photos and learn more about Wellspring and our Wellspring Quilt Project…
