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Newsletter for Ladies of the Lakes Quilters of Lakeland, Inc.

August, 2024

We meet on the Third Thursday of the month at First Presbyterian Church, 175 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, Florida
https://ladiesofthelakes.org/
https://www.facebook.com/LadiesOfTheLakes
NOTES: Please remember this is a fragrance free meeting space.
Newsletter deadline is the 5th of the month. Please send to: ladiesofthelakesfl@gmail.com

Welcome our New and Returning Members

Returning/New Members Joining in July
Loyce Sturdevant, Margie Ellis

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Please use a photo of yourself. We want to have a face to put with a name.
Guild Calendar
August
10-Charity Sew Along
15-Guild Meeting
NO FEATHERWEIGHT CIRCLE FOR AUGUST
26-Handwork Circle
September
3-Board Meeting
5-Newsletter Deadline
11-Featherweight Circle
14-Machine Trapunto with Jacqui
19-Guild Meeting
20-Paula Golden Workshop
23-Handwork Circle
October
1-Board Meeting
5-Newsletter Deadline
9-Featherweight Circle
12-Christmas Tree Skirt with Deb
17-Guild Meeting
18-Kathryn Pellman Workshop
29-31-Fall Retreat

SWAP for this month

ROPE TRIVET

AUGUST 10TH, FABRIC WAREHOUSE! 9-4 CHARITY QUILT SEWALONG

See you this Saturday for our 2nd Saturday meeting, at the Fabric Warehouse 9-4, for a Charity Quilt Sewalong. Time to go through your stash and make use of that fabric you are not going to use. The Accuquilt cutting machine and 8" die and block will be available for use. There will be some cut squares available to sew. Please join us to sew some quilts for our community. Bring your lunch.

SEASONAL BLOCK is DUE

AT THE AUGUST MEETING. Bring in your block, or you owe Sue $5.00
We received this email on our website, so I am passing it along to you all:

Quilts4Vets just launched its 2024-2025 Volunteer Makers Campaign, which allows your members to garner chances to win our Grand Prize, $500 in longarm quilting services, and other fun prizes. We provide quilts to veterans who suffer from the ravages of war.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Blessings to you and yours,
Laurie Lee

EVENT NEWS PLEASE RSVP ON THE EVENTS CALENDAR

September 14: Machine Trapunto with Jacqui
October 12: Machine Embroidery Tree Skirt with Deb
November 9: Fabric Painting with Kimberly
FAT QUARTER DRAWING
This month's fat quarter drawing is Batiks! Bring in a fat quarter batik, and if your ticket is drawn, you go home with a fat quarter bundle. See Diane Bishop at the back table to turn in your fat quarter(s). Next month, the theme is: Broderie Perse

LOUISE'S CHARITY CORNER

Our Block of the Month Reminder:

Due at the January 2025 Meeting
Our block of the month is a crazy quilt and the only restriction is that the blocks are 8 1/2". There is a pattern for the block if you would like to use it located on the website in the members section under Bylaws and Forms.

HALLOWRETREAT
OCTOBER 28 - 31, 2024 UPDATE:
It's not too late to sign up! Six reservations still waiting to be filled by lucky quilters wanting to quilt until they wilt!! Some of the activities for the four days will include: Secret Sisters, White Elephant gift exchange, An Orange night - details to follow. A mystery project taught by Deb that you complete in an hour and can be a great gift for a friend!!!!! Once the retreat has been filled - communications will continue through email to participants. A waiting list will be established should anyone need to cancel their reservation. You can reserve your spot on the Ladies of the Lakes website. A $100 deposit guarantees your reservation, a check or credit card can be given to me directly. Contact me through email for payment. Looking forward to a great HalloRetreat with treats, fun and no tricks!!!
Upcoming September Workshop
Paula Golden, September 20, 2024
Paula will be teaching a feathered star workshop featuring her design and Paula’s paper foundation pattern makes sewing a feathered star as easy as stitching a straight line. Value and color placement as well as piecing tips and techniques are presented. Cost is $45.00 and tickets can be purchased on the website. There is a $10.00 additional fee for non-members payable at the time of the class. Classes are non-refundable but they are transferrable.

Meet our Guest Speakers/Upcoming Guild Meetings

Brenda Buddenhagen
August Meeting
Brenda Buddenhagen, an Orlando, Florida resident, and an experienced quilter, will be our guest speaker for August. Brenda has been a fabric rep for Blank Textiles since 2005 and will share the new and latest trends in fabric you will be seeing in your favorite quilt shops. Bring your questions about fabrics and she will be more than happy to answer them.
PAULA GOLDEN
September Meeting
Her passion for the stories behind the quilts is a leading theme in her work.
Selected as “2001 Teacher of the Year” by The Professional Quilter Magazine Paula has been quilting since the early 1970s and teaching for over twenty years including the International Quilt Festival, Houston. Her quilts, patterns and articles have been published in magazines and books.
Kathryn Pellman
October Meeting
Kathryn Pellman is an artist, fashionista, quilter, cook, baker, gardener and storyteller. Her whimsical series of small, playful, single frame cartoons featuring long limbed and knobby kneed Fashionistas that invoke fashion illustration. Fashionistas mixed with some Word Salad combine fashion and quilting along with her passions and are a celebration and exploration of women and femininity, their lives, friendships and romantic relationships, real and imagined.
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