Please see below several pictures taken during the program “Designing Inside Different Block Layouts” presented by Barbara Cline.

Some Show and Tell

Pamela Weeks presented a Zoom lecture focusing on Civil War quilts

Show and Tell

Some photos from Dorinda Wiersma’s Program – My Quilting Journey

August 2025 Show and Tell

Photos from our speaker Lucinda Herring and her beautiful rescue quilts.

Member show n tell quilts.

Member Show and Tell

I thought you’d like to see this beautiful group charity project was made with blocks done by members using ‘kit’ that contained the center red fabric and foundation. Each member added their strings and returned the blocks to Kathy R, who assembled, quilted and bound the quilt. Fantastic job, everyone! At the last meeting, Kathy said she had enough blocks to make another. You can see more quilts made by members and donated on the Charity page and on our Facebook group.

Hello!  I’m hoping that you’ve been enjoying these beautiful September days!  Don’t you wish you could just put one or two in a jar and save them for…let’s see…February?  

Your Big Red Quilters’ Guild Board wanted to share the following update with you as we look toward our next meeting on Monday, September 20. 

Enjoy the weekend, and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Bridget Morel, Membership Chair, Big Red Quilters’ Guild

September 20–Ann Loveless will present her lecture, “Landscape Art Quilts”.  Learn more about Ann here, http://www.quiltsbyann.com
–Meeting location:  Tiara Yachts, 725 E 40th St, Holland, MI 49423 (enter from 40th St., park in the lot.)

 –6:30 social hour & 7:00 pm meeting and speaker.  

–This meeting is free for all BRQG members.  Guests will be charged $5 at the door.

October 18/19–Coleen Merte–Trunk Show and class, “Pink Grapefruit” (curves without piecing).  Learn more about Coleen, https://northwaterquilts.com/about.html

–Colleen will present her trunk show at our meeting on Monday, October 18, 6:30 p.m. gathering time, 7 p.m. meeting and presentation.

–Details about the class to be offered on Tuesday, October 19 are attached, including a photo of the project, supply list and cutting instructions

–The registration form is HERE for your convenience.  We can accept the form and your payment at our September meeting or you can mail it as noted on the form.

–Again, this speaker is included in your dues as a BRQG member!  Guests will be charged $5 at the door.

November 15–Make & Take project

–This will be a lovely gathering time!  We will all work on a quilty project during our last meeting of the 2021 calendar year!

–Kits will be provided at the meeting (including all the supplies needed) to registered BRQG members.  You just need to bring your basic hand-sewing kit and yourself!

–To ensure adequate kits and supplies, we ask you that you take a look ahead at your calendar and be prepared to sign up at the September meeting if you are planning to attend the November 15 meeting.  If you’re not planning to join us in September but would like to attend in November, please contact Barb Bredemeier.

Other topics:—ELECTION OF OFFICERS: Election of officers will be held at the September 20 meeting. The following people have agreed to run for office:

-President:  Kris Kennedy

-Vice President:  Barb Sucher

-Program co-chairs:  Beth Wright and Barb Bredemeier

Nominations will be accepted from the floor as well, provided the person nominated has agreed to serving in advance.

—MEMBER REGISTRATION:  the registration form for the 2021-22 quilting year is HERE for your convenience.  

-You are welcome to bring the registration form to the meeting with payment to complete your registration or mail it to Karen Keip as noted on the form.  

-All members with paid registrations for the 2021-22 year will be entered in a drawing to win a lovely quilting gift basket, “When Life Gives you Lemons…”, to be drawn at the October 18 meeting.

—GUILD PROJECT:  Pick up a pattern for our current Guild project, “Sisterhood of Quilters” so that you can contribute a block or two!   Also placemats for Meals on Wheels. Find more information HERE.

—BADGES:  Please wear your name badge!  We will have adhesive tags available so that we can all get to know each other, members old and new!  (My name badge, lost to the world early in 2020, has floated to the top and re-emerged for all to see…now if I can just remember to bring it!)

—SAFETY:  We continue to recommend wearing a mask to all BRQG Guild gatherings in light of the continued public health concerns due to the Delta variant of COVID-19.  We will continue to do our best to socially distance during our gatherings.  We thank you all for your unfailing support of your fellow quilters’ health and wellness.

—QUILTY TIP:  When you first use a spool of thread, place a black marker dot at the thread holder slit (a Sharpie seems like it would do well here).  This makes it easy to find the slit when you next need to secure the end of your thread.  (We will try and include this feature in upcoming emails…let me know if you have a tip that you think others might be able to use!  email:  bigredquiltersguild@gmail.com )

Greetings Big Red Quilters’ Guild!  
Just a note to say “hello” and to remind everyone that we have a great meeting lined up for Monday, July 19!  We hope you can join us and catch up with friends and maybe find a little fresh inspiration!  

 
Here are the nuggets you need to know!  

Who:  Members (and friends of quilting)

What:  Monthly meeting PLUS a program with Kathy Jones from New Era, MI, who will share her trunk show, “Mixing It Up”, which reflects her world travels.

When:  Monday, July 19, 6:30 pm social time, 7 pm meeting and program

Where:  Tiara Yachts, 725 E 40th St, Holland, MI 49423 (enter from 40th St., park in the lot–yes, even in the “reserved” spots…).  We will be meeting indoors, so you do NOT need to bring a chair!  Bring a water bottle (or whatever) if you’d like a beverage during the evening.

Why:  Because you LOVE quilting and are anxious to learn more!How (much):  Program is free for members, $5 for guests.
Other things to know: 

• Show ‘n Tell:  We will have time set aside for show ‘n tell on Monday, and because we KNOW everyone has much to share, please bring only one or two of your recent projects–we will keep chipping away at this until we’ve caught up on everyone’s hard work!
• Paper Pieced “Sisterhood” blocks:  Patterns and directions will be available, one per person, at the meeting so that everyone has the chance to make a contribution to our quilt!  (It’s so cute!!!)
• Retreat update:  We have a couple of spots open for our September 21-23 guild retreat at Tiara’s Corporate Center on Lake Macatawa.  If you are interested in joining us, contact Barb Bredemeier for details at 626 212-6078 or barb.bredemeier@gmail.com .
• Virtual Quilt Show:  The Lighthouse Quilt Guild is showing their quilts this year online as part of the Coast Guard Festival and will not be doing an in-person show. Please enjoy scrolling through the show this year by going to Lighthousequilters.org and clicking on the link on the front page. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite 3!  (Note:  this show is not yet live, but appears to  align with the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, July 30-August 8.)
• Placemats for Meals on Wheels:  Link to an info sheet with the particulars is on the website. Pressing Matters Quilt Shop has kindly agreed to act as our drop-off spot for placemats and has already received some finished placemats!  Thank you to Pressing Matters and to the early quilters for their submissions!  

Hoping you are able to be with us on Monday.  More to come by email soon!  Until then, remember you can always visit our website (link below) for information about what is going on…and coming up!  (with sincere thanks to our webmaster, Janet Haines!)
Take good care,
Bridget Morel

Happy Friday to you all!  
Sending you the follow up information from a presentation offered earlier this week by the Lakeshore Museum Center in Muskegon on research into quilts in the African American Tradition, specifically, the work of Rosie Lee Wilkins.  What I took away from the presentation was even bigger than this important topic, though, as the presenter, Marsha MacDowell, Michigan State University professor and curator of the MSU Museum, Folk Arts and Quilt Studies, shared wonderful insights about the MSU museum, its collection, its practice of gathering and preserving quilts…I could go on and on.  Made me so very curious!

The Rosie Lee Wilkins exhibition will be available at the Lakeshore Museum Center through April 24, https://lakeshoremuseum.org/who-is-rosie-lee-wilkins/.  You can look at the presentation on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIqMsp8C1mY&feature=youtu.be  Also take a look at the link below on a Hand Quilting program the museum is offering!

Whatever quilt-y things you’re doing on this wonderful, sunny day, I hope that you’re enjoying and celebrating our art!  (Great day for matching colors, don’t you think?)  I’m looking at my last pot of paperwhites exploding with fresh enthusiasm for the spring that is around the corner!

Thinking of you all…take good care,
Bridget Morel