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NLCQG has a variety of programs and activities. These include the following:
The first Wednesday of December is reserved for our holiday party, which is held at a pre-determined location. It includes a special dinner, Christmas block exchange, additional alternate block exchanges, door prizes, and other various activities such as fat quarter exchanges or ornament exchanges. The Holiday Party is planned by the Executive Board, however, the theme for block exchanges is discussed in advance with the membership.
The Block of the Month Coordinator chooses block patterns and color combinations to be introduced each month. Instructions are included so that each member can make one or more of the specific block. Each block made allows eligible members to place their name in the drawing for that months' blocks. Members receive anywhere from 8 to 15 blocks. If participation permits, two drawings are held. Once a member wins, she is not eligible to win again until she participates for six months.
The Challenge Quilt Chairman determines the theme and rules for the challenge. Each new challenge is introduced one month after the quilt show. All members are encouraged to participate and are given one year to complete their project. All projects should be kept confidential so voting is non-biased. All members are encouraged to vote.
One or more meetings per year are dedicated to finishing charity quilts. The Charity Director determines which organizations receive these quilts based on suggestions made by the members. Arrangements are made to present the quilts and any member is invited to attend. A charity quilt can be a simple pre-printed panel, two pieces of fabric tied together into a quilt or they can be as intricate as pieced quilts that have been hand quilted. All donations are welcome, and charity quilts are accepted anytime throughout the year.
Meetings are held at the Antioch Township Center located on the East side of Deep Lake Road just North of the intersection of Grass Lake Road and Deep Lake Road in Antioch, Illinois. We meet the first Wednesday of each month January
through November. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7:00 p.m.
Refreshments are provided by members who volunteer in advance of each meeting.
Visitors are always welcome, please see Membership
for more information.
The map below should help anyone locate the Antioch Township Center. Thanks to Mapquest for the map.
Our business meeting agenda includes introduction of guests and new members, announcements, updates of current activities of upcoming programs, block of the month exchanges, and sharing of our Show and Tell projects. Meetings may also include a special program or socializing among our members. See the newsletter for items of interest.
This program is designed to encourage various activities surrounding the art of quilting. Points are awarded upon notification through the monthly sign-in sheet. At your first 10 points, you will receive a pin from the Guild as recognition. After obtaining 20 points, and each 20 point increment thereafter, you may choose a wrapped gift from the grab bag. Gift value is up to $5, sponsored by the Guild in recognition of your participation. Board Members and Committee Chairpersons are expected to be committed to the activity required in their position. The Motivational Points System is designed to reward points for activity 'above and beyond' an appointed or volunteer position, or for members not currently holding a position.
Points:
We have only done one mystery quilt, but with the success of the program, there will more likely be more!
A newsletter is published by the Newsletter Editor. It includes notices about upcoming events or programs, quilting tips and other articles submitted by the membership. The newsletter is a place for any quilt-related news and members are encouraged to submit articles they have written regarding their experiences or products they have used. The newsletter is mailed around the 15th of each month, so that it arrives in time to provide information surrounding upcoming events. See the on-line version.
The NLCQG Quilt Show is an event held in late Spring of the odd-numbered years. The show is traditionally held on the Sunday prior to Mother's Day. An exhibit of quilts and quilted items made or owned by our members are the main attraction. The show consists of, but is not limited to, vendors, silent auction, demonstrations, raffle quilt display and ticket sales. At the 2005 show we will be offering a cookbook for sale that contains recipes from our members and other famous quilt professionals. Cookbooks will be available for sale at the quilt show. The Quilt Show Committee oversees all sub-committees and sets a general timeline to be sure all planning stages come together for the day of the show. No participation fee is charged for members contributing to the show. 2005 Quilt Show Information
Every member is expected to participate in some way to the success of our raffle quilt, as this is one of our largest fund raisers. The Raffle Quilt Committee is comprised of two or more members who volunteer to coordinate raffle quilt activities. Raffle quilt designs will be submitted to the membership and a vote will be held. Once the project is determined, the committee will oversee the activity required to bring the quilt to its finished status. Raffle quilts are started shortly after the quilt show, pieced by February, and quilted by September of the non-show year. Once the quilt is finished, arrangements can be made for the quilt to travel to various quilts shops, other guilds, or any function where raffle tickets can be sold. Each member is asked to sell tickets through the day of the show. The drawing is held at the conclusion of the show.
Secret Sisters is a program that allows members to secretly exchange small gifts throughout the year. As a Secret Sister, participants promise to commit themselves for the entire year and to send/give cards, notes or small gifts for Birthday, Anniversary (when applicable), and Major Holidays (Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc). Participants are encouraged to do more if so inclined.
Our Secret Sister Program for 2004 will run concurrent with our Membership year. The new year will start in September 2004 and end in September 2005, to coincide with membership renewals. At the beginning of the year, any interested member submits their name and preferences. Members are then randomly matched up and information handed back. Secret Sisters are revealed at the end of the year.
The purpose of the program is to promote friendship and bring a little joy into our lives. The pleasure of finding a way to brighten someone else's day and to have a little cheer come into our own lives. It can be a very enriching and rewarding experience.
At every meeting we encourage members to share their work with the group. Show and Tell items include quilts tops, finished quilts, quilt blocks, collected or inherited items, articles of clothing or past class projects. We also encourage the sharing of projects 'in progress' so that we can learn from each other. Show and Tell is motivational as well as an inspirational part of our meeting.
Workshops and Outside Activities
NLCQG arranges workshops or other outside activities such as trips to quilt shops. Workshops may require an extra fee that must be paid at time of enrollment. If volunteer drivers are needed for transportation, the driver can request reimbursement for the gas expense at the rate of $.25 per mile, payable to the guild or a collection from riders for that particular event can be offered in lieu of payment from the guild.