President's Message Karen Kehl Hello Quilters, Here it is already April and time for a Celebration of Quilts! I hope you have entered your quilts and are looking forward to the show. I can’t … [Read more...] about April 2023
Friendship Star Quilters
March 2023
President's Message Karen Kehl Hello Quilters, I am writing this while I am at QuiltCon in Atlanta. I am excited to see all the quilts, teach some classes, take a class, and of course, do some … [Read more...] about March 2023
February 2023
President's Message Karen Kehl Hello Quilters! As you have probably heard by now, Judy Hoffman has stepped down from her role as Friendship Star Quilt Guild (FSQ) President due to health … [Read more...] about February 2023
January 2023
President’s Message Judy Hoffman There was an article in the December 23, 2022 Washington Post titled “For the Homeless a Little Warmth”. It tells about an elementary school teacher who wanted to … [Read more...] about January 2023
November 2022
President’s Message Judy Hoffman Last month, we looked back at 40 years of FSQ. Again, thank you to all who worked so hard on this project. Everyone I have spoken to about the October meeting have … [Read more...] about November 2022
Eleanor Levie Workshop
Hi! I’m Eleanor Levie (rhymes with Chevy), but please call me Elly. I’m thrilled to be your speaker in January, and I aim to inspire you to “Rock Your Quilting” with lots of ways to make your work … [Read more...] about Eleanor Levie Workshop
September 2022
President's Message Judy Hoffman Happy September! As the kids and teachers get ready to go back to school I am sure there are many parents out there ready to see them go back. A new school year … [Read more...] about September 2022
August 2022
President's Message Judy Hoffman First, let me say thank you to Michele Barnard and all the other officers and committee chairpersons for your service to FSQ the past couple of years. We … [Read more...] about August 2022
June 2022
President’s Message Michele Barnard "See You Later, Alligator!" --Robert Guidry Original version by the songwriter here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0VQ0OyX_Fk More … [Read more...] about June 2022
March 2022
President's Message Michele Barnard “When the groundhog casts his shadow And the small birds sing And the pussywillows happen And the sun shines warm And when the peepers peep Then it is … [Read more...] about March 2022
February 2022
President's Message Michele Barnard “A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water.” - Carl Reiner We're bracing for yet another winter storm. According … [Read more...] about February 2022
January 2022
President's Message Michele Barnard "If I had my way, I'd remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead." - Roald Dahl I looked at my little part of the … [Read more...] about January 2022
December 2021
President's Message Michele Barnard “At this season of the year, darkness is a more insistent thing than cold. The days are short as any dream.” ― E.B. White Our house recently is in even more … [Read more...] about December 2021
November 2021
President's Message Michele Barnard “If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch you must first invent the universe.” — Carl Sagan Happy November, friends! As much as I dislike … [Read more...] about November 2021
October 2021
President's Message Michele Barnard “The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.” --- Hayao Miyazaki As I write this, we have no internet. … [Read more...] about October 2021
August 2021
President’s Message Michele Barnard “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” --Henry James I … [Read more...] about August 2021
June 2021
President’s Message Michele Barnard “June is bustin' out all over All over the meader and the hill Flowers bustin' out on bushes And the roughen river pushes Ev'ry little … [Read more...] about June 2021
May 2021
President’s Message Michele Barnard “Then you have to remember to be thankful; but in May one simply can't help being thankful…that they are alive, if for nothing else.” ― … [Read more...] about May 2021
April 2021
President’s Message Michele Barnard “When the groundhog casts his shadow And the small birds sing And the pussywillows happen And the sun shines warm And when the peepers … [Read more...] about April 2021
