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The monthly newsletter from the
East Cobb Quilters' Guild
| October 2025 ~~ Volume 32, Issue 10 | | |
Our October meetings are going to be fantastic! Here’s the lineup:
On Thursday and Friday, Linda, Steve and Andrea will unveil the 2026 Raffle Quilt, which I hear is gorgeous! Raffle tickets will be on sale at both meetings.
Clare Scheuren, owner of Stitched in Marietta, is a Diamond level Quilt Show Sponsor! Thank you, Clare! One of the benefits of that sponsorship is that Stitched will be bringing us a pop-up shop at both our meetings this month. See below for details.
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Finally, our Matriotism Challenge is coming to fruition! All the Challenge quilts will be displayed in our meeting room and outside hallway on Friday morning. The Evening Group will see their quilts and those collected in September. Voting will be open online for all members after the General meeting. Our first public Matriotism exhibit will be in January 2026 at the Atlanta History Center. Thank you to all the members who are participating in this Challenge. Also, a huge thank you to our Matriotism Committee, which has been working so diligently over the past year on this special project. This Committee includes Joan Roeber-Jones, Robin Meyer, Chris Ison, Devon Pfeif, Linda Bailey and Carolyn Powers. Thank you!
See you at the October meeting and Happy Halloween!
Lisa
Lisa Walker, President
president@ecqg.com
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Evening Group - Thursday, October 30 @ 6:45pm
Guild Meeting - Friday, October 31 @ 10am
The Catholic Church of St. Ann - 4905 Roswell Road, Marietta, GA
(from the parking lot, look up and to the left for our meeting space)
Visitors Always Welcome!
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Stitched, a Diamond level Quilt Show sponsor, will bring their Pop-Up Shop to both our meetings!
Shopping begins:
- at 6pm for the Evening Group
- at 9am for the Guild Meeting
Be an early bird!
| | Important!! No Free Table at the October and December Meetings! | | MATRIOTISM CHALLENGE QUILTS | | Celebrating 250 Years of Inspirational Women Through Quilts | | |
The time has finally arrived! All the Matriotism Challenge quilts will be hanging at the October 31 Guild meeting. Come see them up close! The Evening Group will be able to see their quilts and those turned in at the September meetings.
All voting will be online following the Friday Guild meeting. Photos of the quilts will be available for the voting process.
The Matriotism Challenge Committee will be in the hallway collecting quilts at the Thursday Evening Group meeting and the Friday General Guild meeting. If you are bringing your challenge quilt, please come early so we can prepare your quilt for the presentation.
Enter online as soon as you finish and photograph your quilt. Tuesday October 28 is the deadline! Detailed information about entering was sent out by email on October 1. Click here to read that email.
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All entries must be submitted by midnight on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Please click here to review the rules.
For any questions, contact Matriotism Challenge Chair, Devon Pfeif.
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| Become a Matriotism Ambassador! | | |
Would you like to help share the good news about our Matriotism exhibit and our Guild? Applications are now being accepted for ECQG Ambassadors, a group which will act as docents as the exhibit travels to eight locations in 2026 and 2027.
If selected, you will welcome visitors, give gallery talks to groups of adults and/or children, and introduce hands-on activities. There will be a training session for each location. If you are interested, please sign up here.
| | HOLIDAY PARTIES AND ANNUAL MEETING | | |
Evening Group - Tuesday, December 9 @ 6:45pm
General Guild Meeting - Wednesday, December 10 @ 10am
Information coming soon about the ECQG Holiday Parties and Annual Meeting!
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| The October edition of the Quilt Show Insider is hot off the press! Its goal is to give you - as an ECQG member - all the information you need to be part of the greatest quilt show around. If you missed the October 10th issue, check your inbox or click here. You'll need your ECQG Member login to access this page. Need help? Click here. | | QUILT SHOW HISTORICAL PHOTOS NEEDED | | |
Is there anything more special than reminiscing with friends? Looking back on the years reminds us of all we’ve accomplished together and the memories we've shared. In March of 2026, Mary Ellen Von Holt and Libby Lowe will present a unique and heartfelt program, Georgia Celebrates Quilts – A Quilt Show Retrospective.
Their program will take us on a journey through time as we revisit the highlights from nearly four decades of quilt shows. From the first vibrant quilts to the most recent works of art, this retrospective will celebrate the artistry, passion, and friendships that have defined our community. We look forward to celebrating the memories we’ve created together over the past 40 years and to the stories yet to be told in 2026!
Do you have photos from our Guild's past quilt shows that you would like to share? Your contributions will help bring this program to life. Especially needed are photos from before 2011. Please click here and share with us!
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As always, thank you for all the Community Service projects that are turned in each month. Your generosity is so appreciated!
October is our last meeting of the year to turn in Community Service projects. We will accept teddy bears and NICU pillowcases in December at the holiday party.
There will not be any free tables at the October and December meetings. Please save your donations for January.
Community Service month has been moved to January. We will have our annual parade of quilts and speakers from some of the organizations that we support.
Thank you to all who attended our October Sewcial. If you haven’t attended a Sewcial this year, please make it a priority next year. It is a great opportunity to get to know other members as we sew together.
Click here for all the information about our Community Service work. Questions? Contact Janice and Jackie.
| | A QUILTER'S STORY - BRIAN WHITE | | | | |
Welcome to the latest installment of A Quilter’s Story, where we interview a guild member and bring you their story. We hope that these stories will strengthen the bonds we have as quilters and showcase the amazing talents of our members.
This month we are featuring Brian White. Brian's enthusiasm for new techniques and ideas is infectious!
Click here to meet Brian.
| | QUILT SHOWS, EXHIBITS AND HAPPENINGS | | Check out the "Events" tab of the ECQG website and plan some fun! | | NEWS FROM THE WELCOME TABLE | | | | |
Thank you so much for your smiles and warm welcomes for visitors and new members to our Guild. Once people have joined, the next step is learning to put names and faces together, which means your nametags are so important.
You can have a "plain Jane" sharpie name tag - or you might want to get your creative juices flowing, and make one. We have recently compiled a group of nametag patterns - you can check them out on our website.
| | If you love meeting people and telling them about our Guild, we’d love to have you as a greeter. Greeters are the welcoming face of our Guild to visitors and new members. If you are a new member and would like to be a greeter – we’d be glad to pair you with a Guild member to show you the ropes! You can sign up to be a greeter here. Questions? Email Linda Lopez. | | |
As of the end of September, we had 370 members. Our fall "membership special" started October 1, when you can join for the 2026 annual membership fee of $40 and get the three remaining months of 2025 for free! Be part of the fun NOW by clicking our Join Us link. For our current members, our renewal drive will start on December 1.
Please welcome our new members: Anne Grabois-Davis, Joellen Holmes, and Cathy Marbury. 142 members attended our August meeting and 25 members attended the Evening Group meeting.
Questions about membership? Email Carolyn Powers or come by the membership table.
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Golden Scissors Awards
Congratulations to Jan Kramer and Glenda Jones!
| | HAVE SOME FUN WITH THE PUZZLE | | |
We are on our way to Georgia Celebrates Quilts 2026! The Block Party is a big part of the show. This puzzle is a look back at some of the 2024 blocks.
Click here to work the puzzle.
You can adjust the number of pieces using the "Play As" tab in the upper right.
| | IMPORTANT LINKS TO GUILD BUSINESS | | Check out our financial statements and meeting minutes at the links below. You'll need your ECQG Member login to access this page. Need help? Click here. | | The Basket Bulletin is the monthly newsletter of the East Cobb Quilters' Guild. It is published on the 15th of each month, except for December. Members receive the Basket Bulletin automatically. Not-yet-members may sign up for the Basket Bulletin here. Comments and suggestions may be sent to the editor. | |
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