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Fiber Guild exhibit

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The Fiber Guild is having an exhibit until 12/31 at JEA on Abercorn St.

Beautiful woven items, hand dyed scarves, small quilts etc. on exhibit it the gallery.

Most of the items are for sale and many would make great Christmas gifts!

Happy holidays!

Pat Ashton

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Sad news about former member – Julianna (Julie) Havens Rittmeyer

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Julianna (Julie) Havens Rittmeyer, 79, of Savannah, GA passed away in her home October 20, 2020.

She was born in Newark, NY, August 30th, 1941 to Wilbur and Gladys (Westcott) Havens.  She was married in 1962 to Andreas Rittmeyer.  She graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) BFA and MST.  Julie was an artist, teacher, mother, and grandmother.

Passionate about art, travel, history and politics, she expressed her love through her creativity, whether it was quilting, gardening, painting, cooking or teaching, and through her extensive charitable work including voter registration, literacy, battered-women support, and hospital support.  She lived in Newark, Buffalo, Rochester, Zurich, Paris, London and finally Savannah.  She taught at Avon High School, the International School of London, Nazareth College, Savannah Arts Academy and Bartlett Middle School. Julie travelled extensively in the U.S. and abroad.

She is survived by her children, Chris, Rob and Katie (Brown), their spouses Miriam, Pam and Earl; grandchildren Nico, Will, Jack, Maggie, Lily, Danny and Kristen, and great grandson Connor, her cousin Jeanne Dugan, Jeanne’s husband Tom Dugan and their boys Jeff and Brian.

Because of the ongoing pandemic an online zoom memorial service will be held on Saturday October 31, 2020 at 2 pm EDT.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Phalarope, a non-for profit organization that empowers women to better the lives of children  https://www.phalarope.org/donate.

Her quilts and paintings can be purchased through a link on the Phalarope website with all proceeds to go to a scholarship fund to empower women to fulfill their dreams through education. https://www.phalarope.org/julie-havens-rittmeyer-fund

Her curiosity and thirst for knowledge were unquenchable. She became an overflowing well of information that she loved to share.  A quirky, questioning, vibrant, bon-vivant, she lived a life in full with creativity and gusto.

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December Guild Meeting

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Seasons Greetings!

Our December Guild Meeting will be next Saturday, the 12th, at the Talahi Island Community Center. Sign in begins at 9:30 and the meeting at 10:00. 2021 Officers will be installed, pillowcases will be collected and Show and Tell will follow. We will then gather at Rio Bravo for our holiday lunch. An evite will be sent. (Please indicate if you will be attending the meeting and the lunch or the meeting only.)
Here is the zoom information for those who will be attending virtually.

Topic: SQG December Meeting
Time: Dec 12, 2020 09:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86025765017?pwd=d2FMc0pzMU5hNS9UaHVhY2JEcVpFdz09

Meeting ID: 860 2576 5017
Passcode: Quilter

Quilter's Message

EQ8 Recorded Powerpoint and New Demo Video – November Program

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Hi, Quilters!

The Saturday issues have been corrected by changing a few settings in the format of the zoom meeting.  What a relief to have the zoom working as it should.  I’m just so sorry that it wasn’t the smooth program that I had hoped for.

The Powerpoint Presentation is now recorded as a video with voice so if you did not get to see it you can click here to get to the SQG Program page on our website.  Also under the November Program is a video demo of how you can change a block to spice up a quilt in EQ8.

Here is the opening video that I showed – EQ8 Quilt Design Software Promo.

Here is another video that is fun, Drawing EasyDraw pieced blocks in EQ8.

If you are interested in attending the Nancy Mahoney workshop on EQ8 after the February 13th meeting, please let me know.  It isn’t often that you get a teacher that comes to you that can teach EQ8.

Happy Turkey Day to all you lovely quilters!

Renee Christensen