​​Next Guild Meeting: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 
Holiday Gathering and the Ultimate Show & Tell​

Members will be the stars of the evening as they unveil their Blocks of the Month and Stash Challenge projects.  We will also be drawing the winning tickets for the raffle quilts.

Interested in participating in the ornament exchange?  Bring a handmade ornament as a wrapped gift and leave with a little treasure made by a fellow member.  Participation is optional. 

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Food Donations to Bucks County Services

Thank you to everyone who generously brought food to our last meeting to be donated to the food pantry at Bucks County Family Services. Every item is gratefully appreciated by the recipients. 

We urge all of our members to bring a donated item to each in-person meeting, including December.   We all have so much in our lives - we do not struggle to put food on the table for ourselves or our family.  It is a blessing to be able to share with those in our community who need our help.
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Please be generous and remember those in need throughout 2023. 
​~ Nancy Y.

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Come See Us at These Local Events 

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Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church -- Christmas Bazaar Sunday, December 4  9AM-2PM

We will be participating in the annual Christmas Bazaar at St. Joseph's in Warrington from 9AM - 2PM.  

WHERE: St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
1795 Columbia Ave
Warrington, PA 18976

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Thank you, thank you!  What a show!  

Thank you to our community, friends and family for a wonderful Newtown Quilters' Guild 2022 Show.  We had nearly 300 visitors this year who helped us celebrate the art of quilting.   Many walked away as raffle winners, small quilt winners or admissions winners.  We know many of you also left with handmade goodies from the boutique or café. 

​To see the show wrap-up and see the Viewers' and Vendors' Choice awards, visit the 2022 Quilt Show page.  

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Members - You are due to renew (your membership)

Membership renewal deadline is December 31, 2022. You may pay your dues by mail or at our December in-person Guild Meeting. Please mail your check the Treasurer. Checks and cash will be
accepted if paying at our December meeting. Please note that Venmo will not be accepted for dues payment.

​You don’t want to miss out on all the great things planned for 2023!

December 2022
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE​   

​Now that we have had our very successful Quilt Show and now that Halloween has passed, we are going into the real holiday season. I am sure that you are working busily to finish your holiday projects and gifts. But, before we leave the Quilt Show, there is so much to discuss.

The Quilt Show is the Guild’s most important source of funds for operating the Guild. We have many projects for which we need those funds, i.e., speakers, workshops, as well as expenses for meeting spaces, insurance, storage, supplies, and the funds to be able to hold our next Quilt Show. Since we only hold a Quilt Show every other year and have not held a show for three years, we need a healthy fund to be able to operate the Guild.  As you are no doubt aware, the prices of almost everything have risen and continue to do so. This is also true of the fees for speakers and workshops, as well as the other expenses noted.

This year’s Quilt Show was our most successful show to date. This will enable us to have a robust balance to meet our operating expenses. The success of the show was, in no small part, due to the hard work and imaginative ideas of the Guild members. I cannot express too fervently my appreciation of the time and talent given to organizing the show. The effort of all involved from Guild members, spouses, children, Girl Scouts, brothers of Girls Scouts, friends of brothers of Girl Scouts, friends, and just everyone involved made the show.  Seeing that effort rewarded with a brilliant show of which we can be proud of makes the investment of time and exertion worthwhile. We can all be proud of our results of our labors.

Personally, I am very proud to be a part of an organization whose members invest their time and talent in such a selfless manner. I thank all of you for your support and for your generous contributions to the Newtown Quilters’ Guild.
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  ~ Nancy J.
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