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

• 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.

• Our June meeting will honor the History of Cactus Sewables Quilt Guild. Bring your patriotic quilts to share and wear red, white, and blue.

• Our Program for May was Deborah Gansberger with EZ Piecing! Check out Deborah’s You Tube Videos!

• 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!

• 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! Unfortunately, The venue for our show has notified us that our reservation is cancelled due to leaky roof renovations. We will carry over all our preparations until March 5th and 6th, 2027.

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

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

• 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.