BCQG webpage

Updated Oct 5, 2004

Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Inc

since 1991

BCQG
Block of the Month
Current News
Events
Links
Member Newsletter
Officers & Committees
Quilt Show 2004
Show and Tell

Officers - 2004

President-------------------Nancy Carr - NMKROCK at aol.com
Vice President------------Debbie Denbow
2nd Vice President -----Loretta Brennan
Secretary-------------------Pam Walsh
Treasurer-------------------Janne Cahill
Past President------------Roxanne Pierce

Committees
Bee Keeper	Carol McCabe
CareBears	Suellyn Kenimer
Community Services	Jackie Cleghorn*
Door Prizes	Gail Davis
E-mail Notices	Gwen Roof - groof41 at msn.com
Historian -	Diana Jones
Hospitality-	Bonnie Miller
Librarian-	Pat & Dan Shelley
Membership	Rita Harper - harp2rita at aol.com Sheri Jones
Newsletter	Elaine Rice
Outings	Barbara Chamblee
Property	Chris Atwell
Publicity-	Linda Basden
Raffle Quilt 2004 Top Quilting- Ticket Sales	Elizabeth Gage guild members - hand quilted Diana Jones
Show & Tell	Paula Burda Karen Bumgardner
Special Projects Block of the Month	Sherrill Pecere
TAQG representative
Telephone	-Eileen O'Neal
Web Mistress	Dot Lang - contact
Workshops	Teaa Lentz

* Denotes Committee Chairperson

Membership - click here for directions for membership name tag & member application

Quilting Bees

Bee Keeper: Carol McCabe

Small stitch groups within our guild that meet regularly to stitch, do group
projects, socialize and have fun. Organization is kept limited, ie - no
secretary, no minutes, no dues! Most are limited in size due to meeting
area restraints. BCQG members may contact the Bee Keeper if you
want to join or form a new group. These bees form the heart of our guild
and keep us going! What better way to get to know some of the
members!

Membership to a bee is not restricted to BCQG members

The Bag Ladies - Meets weekly at member homes - Thursday evenings. no openings at present

The Cub Paws -

The Downtown Do Bees -

The Material Girls -

The Messiah Lutheran -

The More the Merrier -

The Nada Bee - they don't THINK they are a bee!

The Patchwork Mamas -

The Sew and Sews

The Status Thimbles

The Texan and the Transplants

Starting a bee and keeping it going.

Keeping a group going takes some perseverance at the beginning. Make it a habit not to cancel a meeting because only 2 or 3 can show up for a particular meeting. If need be, change where you have to meet for that day. As the group gets used to meeting with each other, your meetings will become better attended as each member makes it a part of their life. Besides - the ones who don't show up will be curious about what you did or said at the meeting(s) they missed!

Community Services Jackie Cleghorn - Chairperson

Charity Quilts
our ongoing projects...........................with a goal of providing one quilt/year from each guild member.

Have you set your goal?

President's goal this year is 3 quilts.

Our quilts go to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth and Open Arms

Members - please keep track of the hours you spend making a donation quilt. Jackie logs in your hours.

Guidelines for JPS donation baby quilts:

Size: Newborns: 36" x 36" up to 40" x 44"

Design: Juvenile print, panel, or patchwork or applique.

Filling: Bonded poly batting, light or medium weight.

Fabric: !00% cotton OR cotton/poly blend

Quilting: Machine quilted

Binding: Sew on by machine (no hand sewing!)

Directions for JPS PREEMIE CAP:

Using #4 needles cast on 72 sts.
Work 2" of ribbing (K2, P2).
Work 2 1/2" stocking st (K one row, P one row).
Be sure to have 72 sts on needle when you start decreasing by:
K4, K2 tog. across row.
P one row.
K3, K2 tog. across row.
P one row.
K2, K2 tog. across row.
P one row.
K1, K2 tog. across row.
P one row.
Cut yarn long enough to sew back seam & run through sts on needle.
Pull up tight and sew seam. Decorate with small pom-pom if desired.

Open Arms Quilts - Juvenile to Twin size bed quilts wanted

See Show & Tell pages for examples

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