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 Syracuse Utah Quilters October 8, 2024 Announcements  Next Wednesday will be a Sew-In at the Syracuse, Utah Community Center Bring your own lunch and Sewing Machine Kathy will be teaching how to Machine Bind a Quilt We welcome new quilters to our Guild - Connie and Pauline Barbara will be our new Facebook page Administrator Next Year's Quilt Fest will be October 10th - 14th The theme is "It's a Scrappy World After All" Here's the song to go with the theme. The Quilt Fest challenge quilt will be a 1000 piece charm scrap quilt using  2" x 3 1/2" rectangles with no two fabrics the same.   Sometimes it's called a Potato Chip block or Brocken Courthouse Steps quilt block. The quilt will include 56 blocks with 18 rectangles per block. One block is for the back of the quilt. It was decided that the Comfort Quilts we are making will be donated  to a Retirement Center in Kaysville. Teri showed this pretty outfit she put together for her nephews wedding. She
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 Syracuse Utah Quilt Guild September 10, 2024 Co-Vice Presidents Kathy & Nancy opened our meeting this month. Kathy brought her skeleton sewing machine. Some of our Guild members told how much they enjoyed Quilt Fest this year. Suzanne, our Area Representative, announced that next  year's Utah Quilt Guild Quilt Fest will held be October 7th - 11th, 2025 at the Davis Conference Center in Layton. The theme will be "It's a Scrappy World." We are encouraged to make a Scrappy Charm Quilt  using 2" x 3 1/2"  rectangles with no two blocks from the same fabric.   It was suggested that we could swap fabrics with other guild members. To organize and keep track of which fabrics were used the "bricks" could  be put in see through bags organized by colors. There will be a quilt show September 21st West Haven City Hall from 5 - 8pm. September 13th - 14th is the Garden of Quilts Exhibit  at Thanksgiving Point.  There is an admission charge. Visitors Maryann,
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 Syracuse Utah Quilt Guild August 13, 2024 Held at the Syracuse Community Center 24 members were present We were welcomed by our Guild President, Maribeth Announcements from our Utah Quilt Guild Representative, Suzanne Brigham City Peach Days Quilt Show Date and Time Saturday Sep 7, 2024 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM MDT September 5, 2024 2-8pm   Location USU Brigham City Extension  989 S Main Street Brigham City, UT Fees/Admission                            No fee Utah Quilt Guild Quilt Fest Classes still available $5 for quilt show tickets Wednesday - Saturday ------------------------------- Needed a new administrator for our Facebook page. Syracuse Utah Quilters https://www.facebook.com/groups/146490629253 --------------------------------- Holly Announced the availability of a Cabin near Heber  for a quilt retreat.  Contact her if you are interested. ------------------------------- Thanks to Nancy who put together our Silent Auction Basket  for Quilt fest.  It includes a wooden sewing machine m