By Sue Magyar
Greetings!
This past summer, we had two out of three teachers that we had scheduled. First up was Lily Huebsch, who taught the Maxwell Bag on Saturday, May 18th. We've all been drooling over this bag, as the few people who sport them can attest. Lily started with two test students at Tern Lake (Kathleen Barkley and myself) so she could hone her skills, and find places in the pattern that needed tweaking or more information.
The actual class was well attended, and Lily was back and forth the whole class, as everyone was at a different level, and all had questions. The bags are lovely! Make sure to check out pictures on the website, as well as our Facebook page.
Second, on July 11, 12 & 13, Deb Tucker taught two classes. The first was a two day class, Sugar and Spice, with Deb's twist on the Lemoyne Star. Second was a one day class on Mama Bear's Paws. Both classes were well attended, and the way Deb teaches is impressive. She fit right in with the class, and we all came away with an appreciation of her teaching and patterns. The trunk show on Friday night was well attended, and she showed a sneak peak of a quilt with her new fabric line. Gorgeous! Deb and her husband Jeff have wanted to visit Alaska for a long time, and finally they were able to make it happen. They donated a quilt top to the Guild, which you'll see later in the meeting.
Our third class with RaNae Merrill unfortunately did not come to fruition. The number who signed up was below what we had based the class fee on. Upon polling several who had signed up, the consensus was that they were unwilling to pay the additional amount. This was sad, as she would have been an amazing teacher.
For 2025, we have three teachers lined up. Pam Ventgen will be teaching Storm at Sea, which we're looking forward to. This is one to book.
There are new twists and turns afoot perhaps! Pam's class will be in late July. Kris Rutledge has agreed to teach a paper piecing class, and feels she'll be able to accommodate two different patterns: there's a beautiful sunflower pattern, and another called Wolf Abstractions. Our third teacher in 2025 will be Deb Tucker! They loved it up here so much, that we've been able to enter into a contract with her.
Negotiations and pattern selection are still being worked on. All these classes should be kept on your radar! Hopefully will have more information at our October meeting.
Saturday, October 5th will be our General Membership Meeting. Bring your red & white quilts to display, there will be more info at the meeting from that committee. PLUS, if you were in a class this year, bring your finished projects. This is a jam packed meeting, and ought to have something for everyone. Due to an event at the church in the afternoon, we will not have anything for an education section after the meeting.
Saturday, October 26th will be Getting Ready for the Holidays. Homer, Soldotna, and Seward have fun, quick projects for you to work on for the holidays. Each project will be presented, and questions can be asked at that time. This is a fun day, potluck lunch, and good way to knock out some holiday gifts. Details of these projects will be shown at the October 5th meeting. Fabric requirements, and more information will go out via email, so you'll have a chance to bring what you need for a fun day.
See you soon!
Sue Magyar