May 2026 Newsletter

OUR NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY MAY 26 AT 6:30pm at St Catharine Catholic Church,  500 S Gould Rd, Bexley.  

Please BRING CASH to win the raffle basket and participate in the 50/50 Raffle. All  tickets are $1 or $5 for 6.

MAY MEETING: 

Our May presenter is Teara Corman of Lazy J Quilting 

Teara has a home studio in Johnstown, Ohio. She is a long arm quilter and a sewing educator. She  recently taught the tennis shoe class for some of our guild members and everyone did a fabulous job.  She also teaches quilted jackets, the Quiltworx method of foundation paper piecing and more! 

If anyone would like to make this quilt, Teara will teach it at her home studio on June 27th. You would  pay her directly for the class.

BYLAWS: 

The bylaws committee will be led by Judy Sagara. Members will include Carol Cornette, Jennifer Thur mond, Betsy Truex-Powell, Karen Bess, Cheryl Nash and Melanie Dodd. Judy will provide updates  at the May meeting. 

ACCUQUILT CLASS: 

The Accuquilt class will be taught by Molly Pierce on Saturday, August 1. 

RAFFLE QUILT: 

Thank you to all who made blocks for our 2026 raffle quilt. The finished quilt was presented at  our April guild meeting. Ticket sales will begin on May 26, and will be online using a QR code. The  information will be posted on our guild website and will be handed out at our May guild meeting. 

The committee is putting together a schedule for displaying the raffle quilt at local quilt stores. And the final display of our quilt will be at the AQS quilt show in September  2026. We will be asking for volunteers to sit at our booth during the AQS show hours. 

AQS QUILT SHOW SEPTEMBER 2026: 

A sign-up sheet for volunteering at the AQS quilt show will be available at our next guild  meeting. Areas to volunteer include, hanging and taking down quilts at start and end of AQS  show, being a monitor during the quilt show hours, helping at the sewing area and bag check  areas. Be sure to take a look and sign up. Times will be finalized closer to the show. AQS  asked us to volunteer at the show in order to hang our raffle quilt there. Anyone who volunteers  will receive free admission that day. 

COMMON THREADS QUILT SHOW OCTOBER 2026 

The guild quilt show will take place at our guild meeting for October. We will present quilts as a  bed turning as we have done the past couple of years. For those who are new to this, the  quilts, by category, will be placed on a table and starting from top to bottom each quilt will be  held up and shown while a short description is read by the quilter or the presenter. We will  have someone judge the quilts during the day and provide feedback. The categories and entry  fee will be discussed at our April meeting. Start thinking about those projects you would like to  enter. 

MONTHLY FQ RAFFLE: 

Yellows. You will receive a raffle ticket for each FQ you donate! 

BIRTHDAY FQ RAFFLE:  

If you have FQ’s to turn in, please bring them to the swap table ahead of the meeting…thanks! 

TREASURER’S UPDATE: 

Bank balance as of 5/15 is $5,876.85. Balance is back down as expected after spring retreats. If you  need reimbursement or your committee has a deposit, please use the forms on the website and email to  Betsy at elizabeth.truex@gmail.com. Coming in June - midyear comparison of budgeted amounts to  actuals.

MEMBERSHIP: 

The membership list on the website will be updated to reflect 2026 members as of the May meeting. If you see something inaccurate in the list, please contact Valerie at vsrake@gmail.com.  

IN TOWN RETREAT: 

The next In Town Retreat will be July 17 to 19 at the Reynoldsburg Senior Center. 

OUT OF TOWN RETREAT: 

The Out of Town Retreat will be Aug 27-30 at the Comfort Suites in Berlin. Registration will open at the  June Guild meeting. 

CHARITY QUILTS: 

The I Spy quilts are pouring in. One quilt finished and bound by Marilyn (THANK YOU). Four  other tops were returned and are ready for quilting. Looking for volunteers to quilt. Backs, batting and binding included. Just simple wavy lines or a simple design is all that is needed. I will  have more packets to handout at the next meeting. Will accept novelty cut 5.5 inch squares if  you have some fun fabric scraps. 

If you have NICU incubator cover kits or finished covers, feel free to bring to meeting or return  kits to me. The 3 final promised covers are being picked up today by nurse Rachel. The covers  are surviving the 2 week washing protocol. Well done Ladies . If we finish more covers, Rachel would be happy to pick up. 

We also have a stack of tops, complete with batting, backing and binding for anyone to practice  quilting. Small, medium, and twinish sized. Let me know if you can take one to finish. Delivery  or pickup. 

Contact Jennifer Thurmond wwaterjen@yahoo.com or text to 614.746.2969. 

SUNSHINE COMMITTEE 

If you become aware of any guild member who is ill, facing surgery, or has had a death in the  family, please let Karen Beckley know. Email: karensew@aol.com or text to 614-264-6566, so  that a card can be sent out on behalf of all of us. 

Also, if you know of any reason to celebrate or receive a pat on the back such as graduation,  promotion, or award, we would like to publish it in an upcoming newsletter. Please contact Karen with any celebrations. 

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