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The Meeting
Place
The Land O’Lakes Quilt Guild meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the Lakeland
Baptist Church, 397 S. Stemmons Frwy, Lewisville, TX
Guests are always WELCOME!!!!
Time: 6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm Social
7:00pm Meeting Starts
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Land
O' Lakes Gives Back to the Community

At each Land O'
Lakes Quilt Guild meeting, one of the first things you will see is a
long table piled with quilt kits, fabric bundles, quilt tops, and
finished quilts. These piles change from month to month as our members
select some of these items to continue the process of making them into
finished quilts. The finished quilts are then donated to one of two
organizations.
Friends of the
Family was founded in 1980 to supply compassionate and
supportive services to families or individuals who find themselves
in abusive situations. Over the years, the organization has grown to a
staff of 50, hundreds of volunteers, a 4,400 square foot shelter, and
a thrift store. Our Guild collects toiletry items and quilts that are
given to individuals who have sought help. Many times they come to the
shelter with nothing. Our donations of shampoo,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, diapers and other items are needed and
appreciated. We do our best to keep their pantry stocked with everyday
items and quilts for the children who may have been forced to leave
home without their favorite security blanket.
Our second
charity that we support is Meals on Wheels. Most people
recognize this organization for supplying the elderly with a hot meal
each day. The volunteers who distribute the meals are also the eyes
and ears of the elderly in Denton county. They check on the well-being
and needs of their clients. Many times, these elderly clients have no
family or friends to visit them on a regular basis. The daily visit
from a MOW volunteer may be their only social contact for days or
weeks at a time. Our Guild provides lap and throw size quilts to be
given to these seniors who are often forgotten. The quilt provides
warmth and the jester lets them know that they are not forgotten.
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The next Land O'Lakes
Quilt Guild meeting is February 13, 2012
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February Speaker
Eileen
Urbanek - Get Re-Excited
Eileen has been quilting since 1999
and has made more that 500 quilts including more
than 40 Stack N Whacks and over 20 each
of String Quilts and Jacob’s Ladder. In August
of 2010 she became a Certified Instructor for Judy Niemeyer patterns and
has been very busy teaching these patterns in Dallas and other areas.
Eileen will
do a workshop on Desert Sky on Friday, February 24th at Quilt
Country. There are only 2 openings left.
A
Look Ahead
March – Marilyn Watson – A
Clothesline of Quilts “Quilt Barns Across the Country”
April – Sandy Brawner – Group
Quilts; The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
May – Brenda Papadakis – My
Journey with Jane
Workshop- Tuesday,
May 15 – Dear Jane
June TBA
July – Potluck – Christmas in
July – Demo of quick gifts
August – Sally Ashbacher – Every
Quilt has a Story
September – Helen Widener –
Scraps of Life
October – Trick or Treat and Show
and Tell of last year’s bags
Nov – TBA and 9-Patch challenge
December – Christmas Party –
Needle case exchange
SEE UPCOMING
EVENTS ON THE
2012 PROGRAMS PAGE
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