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Magnolia Quilt Guild Meridian, MS

The Guild has been incredibly busy. Since last newsletter, we were busily helping the Carousel Quilters in Meridian get ready for the Spring gathering in Meridian, by making and donating door prizes, making “heart” mug rugs, planning for the meals to be served, planning for and helping to decorate for the great session. I love the unity that guilds bring to the table whether it is to quilt or build community. Items we are working on now include:

·         We have begun the process of making ornaments for a tree that we will decorate in December 2013 at historic Merrehope in Meridian.

·         We are working on red, white, and blue quilt blocks for veteran quilts.

·         We are bringing in other 12 ½ inch blocks so they can be combined for the Christmas season on giving.

·         We have a “quilt on the rack” that we work on each month that will be auctioned or donated when the time comes.

·         Each month we go to Bedford Nursing home to quilt with the ladies who live there. Occasionally, we have a gentleman join us, but mainly our ladies come each month. One quilt has been completed and will be donated to a fire department in North Meridian this fall for their fundraising efforts.

·         We gave out handmade “happies” to the residents of Bedford for Christmas and Valentine’s day

·         We celebrated our 30 year anniversary as a guild on February 13, 2013 and honored our 2 charter members, Judy Hines and Jeane Jones.

We have added several new members and are enjoying our time of gathering…greeting…gabbing… and giving…to each other, our community and the larger world,,, which is the mission of the Magnolia Quilt Guild, Meridian, MS Mississippi