Activities

Charm Squares:
Each month participating members bring 7" cotton squares of a prescribed color or pattern to exchange. This is an excellent way to expand your "stash". Sign up to participate at the monthly general meetings.

Colors or prints for 2008 are:
Jan-Sparkle prints, Feb-Hearts of any color, Mar-Easter prints , Apr-pinks - solid or pattern, May-30's prints, June-4th of July style, July-Yellow Patterned Fabric, Aug-Tans or Creams, Sep-Fall prints, Oct-Folk Prints, Nov-Christmas prints or colors, Dec-Batiks.

Community Quilts:
Members of the Guild make quilts that are donated to those in need in Lincoln County. Work sessions are held usually on the 1st Thursday of the month at the fabric shop in Toledo.

Documentation
Twy Hoch and other members of the guild have set dates to document quilts for Lincoln County and the museum project. Their sessions are from 10-4 and usually in Newport at the Carriage House. The schedule for 2008:

• January 26 - quilts made after 1960
• February 16 - quilts made before 1960 - Lincoln City at the Museum
• April 12 - quilts made before 1960
• October 18 - quilts made before 1960
• November 1 - quilts made after 1960

Projects Anonymous:
Are you feeling overwhelmed by all of those unfinished project in your quilting closet? Paulette Stenberg and Karen Oetgen will be on hand to help you on the road to finishing. Bring your sewing machine and project to the Carriage House at the Museum in Newport on the 4th Thursday every other month from 10-4. The first one in 2008 will be January 24th.

Bayshore Quilters:
Join fellow Guild members at Bayshore in Waldport from 10:00-4:00 on Fridays. Members support each other and work in 'quilting bee' style to hand quilt participating members projects.

Knotty Ladies:
This quilting group meets every Wednesday at 11:30 until 3:00 at the Newport Senior Activities Center in the basement. Bring your own projects and get help, advice, and good conversation. The group usually have lunch together on the first Wednesday of each month and then go to the Senior Center for the usual session.

Lincoln City Satellite Groups
Two satellite groups of the guild meet weekly in Lincoln City. Quilters with a View meet every Thursday at 10:00 at the Lincoln City Community Center. Lincoln City Sewers meet on Tuesdays at 10:00 also in the Lincoln City Community Center.

Round Robin:
We are taking a rest from Round Robin this year

Challenge Quilts:
In keeping with the Quilters Holidays theme of the 2008 quilt show, the challenge quilt calls for the creation of a depiction of a favorite holiday tradition. It must include some 3-dimensional element and be no more than 100 inches in perimeter. A paragraph describing the tradition should alsoo be included.

Small Quilt Auction:
Following on the success of last year, we will again have an auction of small quilts donated by OCQG members. The designated charity will be selected in a drawing from participating members. Because we’re space-limited, we’d like quilts to be no more than 100 ” in perimeter. You may set a minimum price/starting bid price, or note an estimated value, or both. Let Karen Oetjen or Paulette Stenberg know if you’ll participate, and turn in quilts no later than the July meeting.

Pot Luck:
We have two pot lucks a year - May and December. The potlucks become the program for the General Meeting during those months.