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Promoting Knowledge of and Interest In Quilting Since 1981

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LAST CALL! Bus Trip to Quiltfest Jacksonville

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The trip will take place Saturday, September 20, 2025

Participants will be meeting at Walmart by Costco at 7 AM to depart at 7:30 AM. We will arrive in Jacksonville at the Prime Osborne convention center between 10 and 10:15 AM. We will be boarding the bus to return to Tallahassee at 3:30 PM with an arrival time back in Tallahassee between 6 PM and 6:15 PM. Bus is equipped with a restroom however we are allowing enough time for a rest stop along the way.

Fee: $65.00 and that includes your bus fare, driver tip, and show admission. Lunch is on your own. The fee must be paid by the close of business at our August meeting.

Refunds: Refunds are no longer available so it will be necessary to find someone to buy your seat

Non-QU members will be invited to join our trip to help fill the seats that are still available. For additional questions or to reserve your seat, please contact Christine Walsh.

Thanks,
Christine

2025 Opportunity Quilt

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We still need Volunteers for the LeMoyne Show to offer tickets for the Opportunity Quilt, especially the last week of the show, Sept 12 – 19.

Sign up

This photo shows Quilters Unlimited's Opportunity Quilt for 2025. It was constructed and quilted by Wendy Adams and bound by Janet Taylor. The pattern is "Arabella" by Wing and a Prayer Designs (permission granted). Photo by Bob O'Lary.
This photo shows Quilters Unlimited’s Opportunity Quilt for 2025. It was constructed and quilted by Wendy Adams and bound by Janet Taylor. The pattern is “Arabella” by Wing and a Prayer Designs (permission granted). Photo by Bob O’Lary.

Philanthropy – Pillowcases for Spinal Cord Unit

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QU is making pillowcases for the Spinal Cord Unit.

We would like the fabric to be colorful with masculine prints such as fishing, hunting, tractors, animals or anything of that nature.

Directions for the Spinal Cord Unit Pillowcases:

•Cut one yard of fabric. Trim off the selvages.
•Place the edges where the selvages had been, together with the right sides of the fabric facing out.
•Sew a quarter inch seam along these long edges and a quarter inch seam along the folded bottom edge.
•Turn the case inside out. Press.
•Along the long edge sew a seam half an inch wide. This will enclose the first seam.
•Sew a half inch wide seam along the bottom of the case, enclosing this seam.
•Turn the case so the right side of the fabric is showing.
•Along the raw edge at the top, fold the edge in toward the wrong side of the fabric and stitch a quarter inch all around the case.
•Then fold the top in four and one half inches, pin in place, and then sew.
•Trim any loose threads and the case is complete.


Please bring your finished pillowcase to the QU Meetings in September or October and give it to Roberta Granville. If you have any questions, please contact Roberta.

2025 Volunteer of the Year Award

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It is time to think about nominating an active member of Quilters Unlimited for the Volunteer of the Year Award. This award gives us a chance to say “Thank You” to an active member for generously contributing time and expertise to Quilters Unlimited.


The Entry Form has contact information and three sections to describe the nominee:

  1. Examples of initiative and/or assuming responsibility & leadership in guild activities
  2. Willingness to help with routine tasks and unexpected needs
  3. Examples of encouraging member participation in guild-related, community activities

The form must have both a nominator and a co-nominator from the guild.

Nomination Forms for the Volunteer of the Year Award are due by October 1.

2026 Officers Needed

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The 2026 Nomination Committee is still looking for volunteers for the elected positions of President, President-Elect and Membership Vice-President.


If you are interested in volunteering for one of these positions, please let me know.
Here is a quick recap of officer position descriptions. More details about the duties can be found in the By-Laws or the Position Notebooks.


The President shall preside at all meetings of the organization and the Steering Committee. In consultation with the other officers, the President shall appoint all Committee Chairpersons. The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. The President may appoint Ad Hoc Committees as needed.


The President-Elect shall assist in such duties as the President may direct and shall serve in the absence of the President. The President-Elect shall chair the Nominating Committee.


The Membership Vice-President shall serve in the absence of the President and President-Elect, keep a current list of membership, collect all membership dues, and publish the Membership and Information Directory for distribution.


Officers for the upcoming year shall be solicited by a Nominating Committee. A nominee must have been a member of the organization for at least one year and must give prior consent to the nomination.


Thanks!
Kerry Cohen