How Can I Help with the Quilt Show?

1.  Quilt Show Boutique SEW DAYS
May 23, Tuesday, 9am-4pm or any part of that time, at St Lucas Church
June 20, Tuesday, 9am-4pm, at St Lucas Church
July 20, Thursday, 9am-4pm, at Newburgh Lib
July 25, Tuesday, 9am-4pm, at St Lucas Church
Come on out.  We have lots of fun!
2.  Make a Pincushion for August
Make or buy a pincushion to bring to the August meeting.  All pincushions will go to the Boutque at the Quilt Show.
3. Donate an item for the Boutique
Make and donate a nice quality hand made item for sale in the boutique: check ETSY and PINTEREST for ideas, or consider a totebag or purse, hot pad, table runner, placemats, mug rugs, Christmas ornament, or other idea.
4.  Prepare to bring quilt(s) for exhibit.
Attach a label and hanging sleeve.  Sleeve instructions can be found using the black button above to the right.  Fill out the signup sheet(required) and get a photo(optional).  The button below takes you to a web page with information on entering quilts and buttons which you can use to see the entry form and print it.

4.  Bring Fat Quarters for the Exchange
January – Black and/or White;
February – Pink and/or Red;
March – Greens;
April – Pastels;
May – Yellow;
June – Polka Dots;
July – Blue; and
August – Brights. 
5.  Sign up to volunteer
We still need an appraisal coordinator, a Quilt Angel (white gloves) coordinator and a volunteer coordinator.  And of course we'll need volunteers on the Quilt Show weekend.

2017 Ultimate Challenge

The 2017 Quilt Challenge has been issued and you'll want to rise to this challenge!  The challenge is based on the AQS 2017 Ultimate Guild Challenge.  Assuming we have enough entries, members will select the top 8 quilts by vote.  They will then be sent to AQS and will be displayed at the next Grand Rapids AQS Quilt Show.  The challenge fabric, that you must use in your challenge quilt is below.  For the theme and rules of the challenge use the button below.

FOR MEMBERS:

2017-8 Raintree Guild Officers


The following officers will serve terms starting July 1, 2017 and ending June 20, 2018:
President:  Susan Young
Past President:  Irene Scheffler
Vice Presidents:  Kim Merkel, Olivia Tenbarge
Treasurer:  Robynn Van Horn
Secretary:  Kim Fromm
Physical Inventory:  Melody Frizzi

Committee Chairpersons

Angel Quilts          Mary Jane Montgomery
Block of Month    Sylvia Priola
Door Prizes           Sara Gerhart
Historian               Kathy Maxwell
Hospitality            Melody Frizzi
Librarian              Helen Spencer
Membership        Charlotte Wright
Newsletter           Cindy Willis
Programs             Kim Merkel, Olivia Tenbarge
Publicity              Karen Hampton
Quilt Show '17    Irene Scheffler
Quilt Shop Liaison
                                Judy Streetman
Quilt University
                               Lisa Chamberlin
Raffle Quilt (sew)   --open--
Raffle Quilt (sales)
                                Kim Merkel, Carole Douglas
Retreats              Karen Long Miller
Service Project  
                                Barbara Staub
Traveling Teacher
                               Irene Scheffler
Travel/Trips    --open--
Website             Cindy Willis
Workshops      Irene Scheffler
 

Quilt Show Committee Chairs

Quilt Show Chairperson -- Irene Scheffler
Admissions -- Olivia Tenbarge
Appraisal Coordinator --
Awards -- Jackie Brinkmann
Boutique -- Connie DeVore, Sylvia Priola, Melody Frizzi
Digital Marketing -- Cindy Willis
Decorations -- Lisa Mathis
Guild Promotion -- Kim Merkel
Publicity -- Karen Hampton
Quilt Angel (white gloves) --
Quilt Entry -- Brenda Rusche, Avery Hancock
Quilting Demo -- Stacy Jenson
Raffle Baskets -- Sharon Hendrix, Judy Streetman
Silent Auction -- Sharon Burns
Vendors -- Irene Scheffler, Kim Fromm
Volunteers -- Susan Young