Make sure you are up-to-date on the happenings at CSQG!

• We will not meet in July or August. Enjoy this little break! Watch for updates here at Cactussewables.com. Also, watch for email communications.

• We are now accepting donations for our October Quilt Raffle Fundraiser. We need kits, pre-cuts, jelly rolls, quilt tops, and quilts! Watch for email updates! See Kat Ferguson to drop off donations.

• We are looking for volunteers to take our Opportunity Quilt on “visits” to other guilds and organizations to sell tickets. If you are interested, please see Sharon Ainsworth.

• Did you know that Cactus Sewables is 40 years old this year? We will celebrate this milestone at our September meeting with a Painting Party! We will have painting and cake! Dress appropriately, paint can get messy!

• Don’t forget your Opportunity Quilt Tickets!

• You might enjoy the workshop we have planned for September. We will be making a quilted witch’s hat. You can use a quilt top, quilt or yardage. You will need the Sew a Story Quilted Witch’s hat pattern. Sign up with Jackie Spencer and get a supply list! We will be wearing them in October!

• If you need a new name badge, please speak to the membership team.

• We have added a new outreach program for foster children in the Morongo Basin. Mary Dorchak is in charge and has named it Foster in Love. Mary has prepared kits for the pillow cases we are making.

• The Desert Guilds Quilt Show Postponed! Our new dates will be March 5th and 6th, 2027.

• The “Paint Chip Challenge” is still on!! We will revisit this in September!

• Make a miniature quilt for the DGQS! Good summer project!

• November will be our food drive! More information to follow!

• Visit our “Sew What” table at our general meetings. You will find great bargains on fabric and sewing related items.

• Our December holiday potluck is famous for being wonderful. We will also hold a toy drive to benefit Morongo Basin Ambulance Association. Our gift exchange will be cookies this year!

• Please consider working on some projects for our Outreach Programs. Hug-A-Bear contact is Marie Dunn, Unity Home contact is Karen Howes, Seniors’ contact is Chris Hudson. The Pregancy clinic is still in need of a volunteer. All contact information is available in our membership directory.

• We know you are all working on beautiful quilts and projects. Bring them for our “Show and Share”! You can write a brief description for our ladies to read, or you can talk about your creations yourself. This is a real highlight of our general meetings.